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VO₂ Max Testing

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A medical test that measures the maximum amount of oxygen your body can use during exercise, considered the gold standard for cardiovascular fitness assessment.

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Peter Attia

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Peter Attia uses this ✓ High confidence
"What we plug on here is their VO₂ max. So this might be a 50-year-old with a VO₂ max of 40, which I think is going to place them at about the 75th percentile."
From: Why Higher VO₂ Max is Important | Peter Attia • ▶ 0:29 • Jan 2026

Attribution: Peter Attia describes using VO₂ max testing as a core assessment tool with his patients, showing detailed knowledge of implementation and patient outcomes.

Peter Attia uses this ✓ High confidence
"For our patients, we actually do the test. We got sort of tired of relying on other labs to do it."
From: A guide to cardiorespiratory training at any fitness level to improve longevity (AMA 79 sneak peek) • ▶ 8:28 • Jan 2026

Attribution: Peter mentions that his practice performs V2 max testing for their patients because they got tired of relying on external labs