What is VO2 max, and how is VO2 max calculated?
You finish your workout, stop the timer, and start reviewing the numbers: distance, pace, heart rate… Then another number pops up: VO2 Max: 42. You might see it almost every week, but it’s hard to know what to do with it. Is 42 a good number? Does a higher number mean you’ve gotten faster? And if it drops by a point or two, does that mean your fitness has declined? This…
