Objectives: 

The participant will be able to: 

• Describe why clinicians may use VO2max in both general populations and in athletes​

• Describe the physiology and calculations used to determine a VO2max​

• Describe methods to obtain and report a VO2max in a clinical and non-clinical setting​

• Provide some methods to improving VO2max as a proxy to improve general health​

• Describe the limitations to using a VO2max​

• Describe the current evolution with projected advancements in VO2max testing and utilization.