Top Line Would you only see a doctor once a year to assess how your personal health is progressing? I sure wouldn’t. We should always be aware of our health, and thankfully today we have convenient ways to stay in touch with it. Wearable fitness devices have become increasingly popular in recent years, and can …
Top Line Keeping heart and lung tissue healthy with regular cardio, cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), greatly reduces your chances of all-cause mortality. Why It Matters While heart disease is the number one killer in the United States and heart attacks affecting more people every year than the population of Dallas, Texas, 72% of Americans do …
Top Line Despite VO2max testing being considered the gold standard measurement of cardiorespiratory fitness and one of the strongest independent predictors of mortality, it is sadly seldom performed outside of the hospital cardiopulmonary ward. Why It Matters Care to live longer? Poor cardiorespiratory fitness, a low VO2max, is associated with an increased risk for …
Top Line Whether you’re striving to outperform your opponent, break a record or just want to be in best shape possible to run, lift, fight, swim, and have sex all in the same day – knowing how your body generates energy is paramount to optimizing performance. Why It Matters Many coaches and personal trainers …
VO2 Max is one of the performance indicators we test for as part of our Metabolic Testing Panel here at Apex Human Performance.
VO2 Max is an important physiological measure of cardiovascular fitness, which can also help to explain differences in athletic performance between individuals.