How to Use VO{inf}2{/inf} max in a Sentence

VO₂ max

noun

• This includes the use of metrics like VO2 max, heart rate, and power output during cycling and running.
  — Sam Holness, Men's Health, 14 Nov. 2022
• For me, that increase in time above 90 percent of VO2 max isn’t necessarily the selling point.
  — Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 12 Dec. 2022
• But know this: Accurately tracking your VO2 max requires lots of fancy equipment and is best done in a lab setting.
  — Alyssa Sparacino, Men's Health, 28 July 2023
• Elite cross-country skiers score sky-high on VO2 max tests, which measure how efficiently the body uses oxygen, and are routinely called the fittest athletes on the planet.
  — Darrell Hartman, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2020
• The dog’s VO2 max, or the body’s maximal oxygen uptake, increases to support more aerobic endurance.
  — Brian Lynn, Field & Stream, 21 Sep. 2020
• Pushing all that cold air through irritated breathing passages doesn’t make for efficient heart rates, VO2 max numbers or smooth racing.
  — Lori Nickel, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2022
• According to the researchers behind Carol, this approach may improve your VO2 max, boost your cardio, and increase your metabolism.
  — Kells McPhillips, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2023
• What’s more, lifting weights can even help such athletes improve VO2 max, according to University of Oklahoma researchers.
  — Men's Health, 29 June 2023
• Like most athletes who want to perform at their peak, Pétursson had done all of the advanced (and expensive) aerobic endurance tests—VO2 max, lactate threshold and running economy—to obtain that data.
  — Cassie Shortsleeve, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2023
• So having average or even above-average VO2 max has long-term ramifications.
  — Ben Court, Men's Health, 10 Mar. 2023
• Bergland assists groups training at altitude by providing physiological testing that monitors red blood cell counts and VO2 max, a measurement of the amount of oxygen an athlete can use.
  — Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2022
• Distance running is all about aerobic efficiency, and most marathoners' oxygen absorption (VO2 max) is almost twice that of an average person.
  — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 25 July 2021
• Cardiorespiratory fitness, as measured by VO2 max, is the maximum amount of oxygen the body can use during exercise, and it can be increased through physical activity.
  — Jim Salter, Ars Technica, 15 Dec. 2020

Last Updated: 14 Aug 2024