Concepts

VO2 Max

V O two max

Also Known As Maximal oxygen uptake, maximal oxygen consumption

Citation Formats

General Reference

Health and Wellness Atlas. "VO2 Max." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://health.interactiveatlas.org/concepts/vo2-max.

APA Style

Health and Wellness Atlas. (n.d.). VO2 Max. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://health.interactiveatlas.org/concepts/vo2-max

BibTeX

@misc{healthandwellnessatlas-vo2-max,
  author = {Health and Wellness Atlas},
  title = {VO2 Max},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://health.interactiveatlas.org/concepts/vo2-max},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

The maximum rate at which the body can take up and use oxygen during intense exercise, widely used in exercise science as the benchmark measure of aerobic fitness. It rises with sustained aerobic training and tends to decline with age.

Facts

First Described Yearthe subject's own account

1922 1

First Described Erathe subject's own account

Introduced 1922 by Archibald V. Hill; refined 1923 with Hartley Lupton 1

Concept Class

Exercise science, measurement 2

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