VO2 max? Mile time? Experts break down the most common health metrics and reveal which ones actually best reflect on your ...

Seem like an odd topic for a small business owners? Not at all: research shows fitness is a key factor for intelligence, stress release, and mood.

A recent study has established clear, practical cutoff points for body fat measurements that are strongly associated with ...

Literature supports the impact of yogic practice on physical performance especially, the aerobic aspects. The study therefore attempted to compare the effect of 3 months yogic practice on aerobic and ...

The 6-minute walking test (6MWT) assesses functional capacity by measuring the distance walked in six minutes. It provides ...

The FitnessGram Pacer Test is a multistage aerobic capacity test that progressively gets more difficult as it continues. As students take the test they are required to run 20 meters and get to that ...

On TikTok, VO2 max is going viral as the key to improving your endurance during a workout. In short, you can think of this metric as the maximum amount of oxygen your body uses during exercise – V ...

I recently read your explanation of VO 2 max. Can you now share training programs that can improve aerobic capacity? Can you do it on an elliptical, stationary bike, while weightlifting, etc.?

Objectives: To compare changes in circulating energy sources during prolonged exercise in off season (OS) and pre-season (PS) training of triathletes. Results: Blood was analysed for triglyceride (TG) ...

Metabolic function is integrally related to an individual's susceptibility to, and progression of, disease. Selective breeding for intrinsic treadmill running in rats has produced distinct lines of ...