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'Test Your Fitness Progress, Heart Health with the VO2 Max Test! Crush your next workout and support your Intermittent Fasting lifestyle with the Electrolyte + Creatine Combo by MYOXCIENCE : https://bit.ly/electrolyte-stix Use code podcast at checkout to save -------------Sleep & Camera Tools You NEED!----------------------- Best Low Carb Snacks: https://bit.ly/Carnivore-Crisps Best Sleep Mask: http://bit.ly/2AIVbDV Blue Blocking Glasses: http://bit.ly/blueblox Best Mouth Tape (Nexcare): https://amzn.to/31qJayh NeilMed Nasal Wash Kit https://amzn.to/3EUQaYE Breath Right Strips: https://amzn.to/31t5VSl A Metabolism Book Should Have:https://amzn.to/2jUiAh5 -----------------------------------------Show Notes-------------------------------------- 0:00 Intro 0:20 VO2 Max test assesses the aerobic capacity of your heart. 0:48 It is measured in milliliters of oxygen per kilogram of body weight per minute (ml/kg/min). 1:20 Your VO2 Max measures how much oxygen your body can uptake over a period of time at your peak threshold. 2:00 Exercise improves cardiovascular fitness and improves capillary density, which improves the output of your heart and the capacity of your lungs to oxygenate blood. 3:23 Ultra distance athletes score over 70. 3:40 The test approximates which heartrate zones are oxidizing fat and your lactate threshold. 03:55 Heartrate fluctuates with stress levels, hydration, sleep and more. 6:00 American’s VO2 Max average is around 30. 7:00 There is a correlation between increased fatness and your higher odds of developing, and even dying from, cardiovascular disease. 7:30 Low fitness levels are linked with increased death and premature morbidity from heart disease. 8:00 Your fitness tracker’s algorithm may not produce an accurate VO2 Max number. 8:45 Nasal breathing improves endothelial nitric oxide, which helps to vasodilate your blood vessels. 9:45 There is an age-related reduction in VO2 Max, but this rate can be slowed.'
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