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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Anna Bartter

Runners, You're In Luck: Experts Reckon This Overlooked Health Metric Matters Far More Than BMI or Weight

Vo2 max.

Not a fan of numbers? Honestly - we hear you, and same. Analysing metrics and poring over stats post-workout isn't always the best way of assessing progress, and let's just say, tying ourselves in knots over times is not the one when it comes to hyping ourselves up after a run.

There's something incredibly freeing about ditching all our tech and working out purely to feel, but that being said, there is one metric we're low-key obsessed with, right now: vo₂ max. If you own any wearable tech, the chances are you'll have heard of it - but if you're anything like us, you'll have glossed over the numbers, not entirely sure what they even mean (guilty).

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