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– Higher cardiorespiratory fitness linked to later onset of chronic disease and more disease-free years – How fit you are in midlife may help determine not just how long you live, but how many of those years are spent in good health, according to a new study published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), the flagship journal of the American College of Cardiology. The study found that adults with higher levels of cardiorespiratory fitness in midlife lived longer, developed fewer chronic diseases, and spent more years free from serious illness compared with those who were less fit. These benefits were observed in both men and women. Cardiorespiratory fitness, how well the heart and lungs supply oxygen during physical activity, is already known to reduce...

Fitness enthusiasts and biohackers often obsess over supplements, red light therapy, and cold plunges. But according to Dr. Peter Attia, host of The Drive podcast and a world expert in longevity science, none of those interventions comes close to the power of a single metric: VO2 max. VO2 max measures the maximum amount of oxygen your body can utilize during intense exercise. It is the maximum volume (V) of oxygen (O2) your body can consume, transport, and utilize per minute during intense exercise. It is a premier indicator of cardiovascular fitness, endurance capacity, and long-term health, often measured in milliliters of oxygen per kilogram of body weight per minute. In a recent conversation with Dr. Andrew Huberman of Stanford University, Attia revealed that cardiorespirator...

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Midlife Fitness Extends Health Span and Overall Life Expectancy, Landmark Study Finds

VO2 Max Is the ‘Single Strongest’ Predictor of Longevity, Says Longevity Expert Dr. Peter Attia