V02max, The Single Most Important Metric of Your Health!
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In this weeks episode, we discuss VO2max. If you haven't heard of it before, I encourage you to listen. VO2max is the single greatest tool we have to determine someone's overall health. Knowing your VO2max will tell you more about your risk of disease and mortality than any other metric used in healthcare (blood pressure, HbA1c, cholesterol, etc.)
Tune in to hear all about what VO2max is, why you should know yours, how you measure it, how to improve it, and more!
References:
VO2max and mortality risk: 2019 paper- https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2707428
2022 paper - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735109722052603?via%3Dihub#undfig2
How METS correlate with mortality risk: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095254621000703?via%3Dihub#fig0004
Sprint training influence on VO2max: https://onlinelibrary-wiley-com.ezp3.lib.umn.edu/doi/10.1111/sms.12092
ways to ESTIMATE your VO2max: https://sites.uni.edu/dolgener/Fitness_Assessment/CV_Fitness_Tests.pdf
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