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The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
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Improving VO2 Max: The Key Principles
Improving VO2 max involves challenging your heart consistently over time with lower intensity, continuous workouts lasting between 20-60 minutes. It's essential to keep the heart rate elevated, without focusing on specific heart rate zones. Additionally, incorporating activities that push your heart rate closer to its maximum like high-intensity, shorter duration workouts is crucial. The key is a mix of longer, moderate intensity exercises and shorter, high-intensity intervals. The specific protocol is less important than elevating the heart rate, as the principle of specific adaptation to imposed demand (SAID) applies.
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