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The Key to Longevity: Why Metabolic Testing is the Future of Wellness

May 7, 2025

Metabolic testing is redefining wellness by offering personalized insights into energy use, fitness, and long-term health. With tools like the VO2 Master analyzer, wellness professionals can move...

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How to Perform a VO2 Max Test with VO2 Master

March 10, 2025

Learn how to conduct a VO2 max test using the VO2 Master portable metabolic analyzer—a wireless, lab-grade device that allows for accurate testing in real-world environments. This step-by-step...

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Why Portable Metabolic Analyzers Are Replacing Traditional Lab Carts

December 12, 2024

The scope and use of metabolic analysis have significantly expanded over the past ten years, moving from traditional lab carts to portable metabolic analyzers. Historically, metabolic testing...

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Deliver World-Class Virtual Coaching with the VO2 Master and Cloud Account

October 10, 2024

In the rapidly progressing and fast-paced specialties of wellness, fitness, and sports performance, remote training and virtual coaching are becoming an integral component to the success of serious...

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Submaximal or VO2max Testing: What’s the Best Choice for Your Athlete or Client?

September 18, 2024

Written by Andrew Lambert, MKin. CSCS In recent years, VO2max testing has grown exponentially in the sphere of wellness, fitness, and elite sports.  Influential physicians have touted the...

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10 Steps to Attract New Clients with Portable Metabolic Testing

September 11, 2024

Learn ten steps for how to open new revenue streams and grow your business by implementing portable metabolic testing into your fitness...

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Tutorial: How to Sync VO2 Master with Your Garmin Device 

September 3, 2024

In this video tutorial, Philip Batterson, Ph.D., Integrative Physiologist and Endurance Coach, explains step-by-step how to sync your VO2 Master portable analyzer with your Garmin...

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Comprehensive Compatibility: How VO2 Master Integrates with 8 Industry-Leading Devices

August 19, 2024

In this guide, we explore the diverse range of devices from industry-leading brands that VO2 Master is compatible with and how you can use...

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Watch: Rucking VO2max Testing with Fitness Coach Jack Hanrahan 

August 9, 2024

Fitness coach Jack Hanrahan is on a mission to increase his longevity. With the ultimate goal of enjoying a high quality of life, today and in the future, Jack leverages equal parts strength and...

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How to Improve Aerobic Fitness: Start by Forgetting About Aerobic and Anaerobic Training

November 30, 2023

Today, the concept of aerobic fitness is at the forefront of mainstream conversations about exercise and athletic training.  When you conduct a Google search about improving aerobic...

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Easy Ways to Improve Your Breathing in Cycling, Running, Rowing & Swimming

October 18, 2023

In this edition of the VO2 Master Education Series, performance coach Sean Seale talks with Dr. Andrew Sellars, Co-Founder of VO2 Master, about improving and optimizing your breathing patterns in...

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Training Zones: How Deeper Data Helps You Reach Your Fitness Goals Faster

September 3, 2023

From Garmins to Apple Watches and beyond, if you own a fitness tracker, you already know that it measures your heart rate during physical activity. Using this information, you can use your five...

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Listen: The Secret to Improving Your Conditioning with VO2 Master Co-Founders Peter O’Brien and Dr. Andrew Sellars [The MetPro Method with Coach Crystal]

July 20, 2023

VO2 Master Co-Founders Peter O'Brien and Dr. Andrew Sellars joined Coach Crystal on The MetPro Method Podcast to discuss how you can break through athletic plateaus by learning about your current...

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What is the best way to train VO2max?

January 29, 2021

Introduction After determining VO2max, the next step is to create a training plan to improve VO2max and other aspects of fitness, (i.e. efficiency and threshold). There are a variety of...

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Maximal Oxygen Consumption for Health and Performance

May 26, 2020

Maximal oxygen consumption (VO₂max) and its relationship to whole-body health and performance. The Basics Maximal oxygen consumption (VO₂max) is the maximal rate of oxygen a person can...

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A Primer on Exercise Efficiency and Economy

January 27, 2020

Elite level endurance performance requires an athlete to have a large (>70 ml/kg/min) aerobic engine (VO2max) of which a high percentage (75-90%) of that maximal value can be maintained for...

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