"Longevity testing - based on assessing how efficiently the heart, lungs and muscles utilise oxygen - offers vital insights into a person's long-term health We're only seven minutes in, and I already want to rip the mask from my face and stagger away from the treadmill. With hindsight, this should have been my first alarm bell that perhaps my biological age, currently being calculated by the treadmill and mask combo, might not be as good as I had hoped."
"At 13 minutes, and with two minutes to go, jogging at a pace many would no doubt find sedate, and at an incline more befitting of the trolley ramp at Tesco than any summit hike, I hit my wall and have to stop, hoping that whatever data has been collected thus far will suffice when calculating my VO2 max score and its all-important predictions for my longevity."
Longevity testing measures how efficiently the heart, lungs and muscles utilise oxygen to generate a VO2 max score that predicts biological age and long-term health. A treadmill test typically requires wearing a mask to collect respiratory gases while exercise intensity increases. Early breathlessness or fatigue can indicate lower cardiorespiratory fitness and may limit test completion, potentially influencing score accuracy. Walking or jogging speeds that feel comfortable can still reveal limited oxygen uptake capacity when measured under controlled conditions. VO2 max results offer actionable insight for exercise prescription and long-term health risk assessment.
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