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VO2 max seems like the biggest buzz word used in the running community right now—but why? What makes that number glaring back ...

Confused by VO2 max? Our guide puts the metric into perspective.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. VO2 max testing requires a mask to measure oxygen intake and carbon dioxide output to determine your cardiovascular fitness.

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A.V. Hill was a 4:45 miler and already had a Nobel Prize for work in muscle physiology when he and Lupton began studying VO2 max. The experiments involved subjects running around Hill’s back garden in ...