I've been a distance runner for49 years. Prior to age 52, I was still running sub 6 minute miles. Mostly 5:20. Around 52 I noticed that my times were slowing down but my perceived level of effort was still the same. VO2 Max decline. Now67 and still running. Yes, I'm now in the 9:20 range but I'm still running about 7 miles for 6 days a week. Informative video. Staying as fit as possible is my goal as I age.
As a matter of interest I am 8o yes old have run continuously ll my life many marathons and ultras my marathon time was 2.52 my 21 klms 84 minutes. Fastest 8klms 30.12 . My current 10klms time is 1hr 8 min my objective is to get down to 1hr . My vo max has increased from 35 to 37 .I do 30 klms per week and have started weights in the last 3 weeks .aiming for a vo reading of 40 . Will increase my weekly training in the next few weeks😅😅
As someone who has been a distance runner for 55 years, I found this video interesting and informative. Obviously I know I'm slowing down with age, and feel the extra effort required to do ordinary physical work. But I never researched just how much VO2max declines with age, even if a high level of fitness is maintained.
Thank you Jayson! This explains how VO2Max helps my athletic performance. As someone who was sedentary 39 year old, my VO2Max (according to Apple watch) was about 40. I was getting out of shape and wanted to change that so I took up running. Now I'm over 41 and the VO2Max has creeped over 50 and I've never been so fit.
Great presentation explaining why bother to push our limits. It would be very helpful to find realistic exercises for old people to increase the VO2Max. Most of the recommendations I found online make me hyperventilate just reading about them...
You're selling us old farts short. At 52, I, a recreational runner who has never engaged in serious sports, ran a flat 10K in under 39 minutes, averaging 6:14 a mile, or a little under 10 mph for nearly 40 minutes. But it's undeniably tougher as you age. At 42 my VO2max was 62. Today, at age 68, it's about 49 despite regular exercise (cycling), and I can no longer even dream of hitting, let alone maintaining, a pace of 8.5 mph on the treadmill.
This is the best video on VO2 max I have seen on youtube. I can witness that to run 20km/h, your VO2 max needs to be around 65. I liked the linear regression between running speed and VO2 max. However, I am still curious what is the equation Running Speed = m VO2max + b (y = mx +b). Certainly, it is made using R2 coefficient and statistics stuff! ... so interesting and inspiring now I understand that some runner can hold more than one minute that you mentioned with lactate around 9 without fainting unlike Guidey in World XC hhhh!
Very interesting figures! Different vo2 correlates with 10 mph 6 mph etc. But for how long? 1 min? 10 min? Not giving a time scale, makes the numbers a little useless...
Jayson, or anyone, I encountered the final graph in this presentation (show low, avg & elite VO2max by age) in Dr. Peter Attia's book "Outlive". It also has the example activities at each VO2max level (from sleep to running 10 MPH). I came to the internet to try to find the missing factor in the chart, but it was also missing in the presentation. The factor is how long a person would need to sustain the given activity to demonstrate the associated VO2max? I cannot afford a VO2max test, but would be interested to see where I am on the scale if I knew how long I would need to sustain the activity. Thanks! Gary
I've been a distance runner for49 years. Prior to age 52, I was still running sub 6 minute miles. Mostly 5:20. Around 52 I noticed that my times were slowing down but my perceived level of effort was still the same. VO2 Max decline. Now67 and still running. Yes, I'm now in the 9:20 range but I'm still running about 7 miles for 6 days a week. Informative video. Staying as fit as possible is my goal as I age.
As a matter of interest I am 8o yes old have run continuously ll my life many marathons and ultras my marathon time was 2.52 my 21 klms 84 minutes. Fastest 8klms 30.12 . My current 10klms time is 1hr 8 min my objective is to get down to 1hr . My vo max has increased from 35 to 37 .I do 30 klms per week and have started weights in the last 3 weeks .aiming for a vo reading of 40 . Will increase my weekly training in the next few weeks😅😅
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As someone who has been a distance runner for 55 years, I found this video interesting and informative. Obviously I know I'm slowing down with age, and feel the extra effort required to do ordinary physical work. But I never researched just how much VO2max declines with age, even if a high level of fitness is maintained.
You also need resistance training, especially as you get older.
Thank you Jayson! This explains how VO2Max helps my athletic performance. As someone who was sedentary 39 year old, my VO2Max (according to Apple watch) was about 40.
I was getting out of shape and wanted to change that so I took up running.
Now I'm over 41 and the VO2Max has creeped over 50 and I've never been so fit.
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Great video - very informative! well presented. Thank you for the opportunity to learn.
Great presentation explaining why bother to push our limits. It would be very helpful to find realistic exercises for old people to increase the VO2Max. Most of the recommendations I found online make me hyperventilate just reading about them...
Hi Jayson, great presentation. Thank you for posting.
Thanks for the feedback.
You're selling us old farts short. At 52, I, a recreational runner who has never engaged in serious sports, ran a flat 10K in under 39 minutes, averaging 6:14 a mile, or a little under 10 mph for nearly 40 minutes. But it's undeniably tougher as you age. At 42 my VO2max was 62. Today, at age 68, it's about 49 despite regular exercise (cycling), and I can no longer even dream of hitting, let alone maintaining, a pace of 8.5 mph on the treadmill.
This is the best video on VO2 max I have seen on youtube. I can witness that to run 20km/h, your VO2 max needs to be around 65. I liked the linear regression between running speed and VO2 max. However, I am still curious what is the equation
Running Speed = m VO2max + b (y = mx +b). Certainly, it is made using R2 coefficient and statistics stuff! ... so interesting and inspiring now I understand that some runner can hold more than one minute that you mentioned with lactate around 9 without fainting unlike Guidey in World XC hhhh!
Very interesting figures! Different vo2 correlates with 10 mph 6 mph etc. But for how long? 1 min? 10 min? Not giving a time scale, makes the numbers a little useless...
Jayson, or anyone, I encountered the final graph in this presentation (show low, avg & elite VO2max by age) in Dr. Peter Attia's book "Outlive". It also has the example activities at each VO2max level (from sleep to running 10 MPH). I came to the internet to try to find the missing factor in the chart, but it was also missing in the presentation. The factor is how long a person would need to sustain the given activity to demonstrate the associated VO2max? I cannot afford a VO2max test, but would be interested to see where I am on the scale if I knew how long I would need to sustain the activity. Thanks! Gary
If you can sustain the task your at least 5 minutes, your VO2max is probably as high as the task listed on the graph.
Thanks Jayson!