
This Test used by a Specific Age can Predict your Mortality
Physionic
Jan 15, 2025
Mindsip insights from this episode:
Understand limitations of single VO2 max measurement for life extension prediction
The life extension prediction is based on a single VO2 max measurement at one point in time, not on maintaining that fitness level over many years.
Achieve top 5% cardiorespiratory fitness to extend life by five years
Being in the top 5% of cardiorespiratory fitness for your age is predicted to add nearly five years to your life.
Achieve normal fitness to gain two to three years of life
Even having a normal cardiorespiratory fitness level, not in the top 5%, is predicted to add between two and three years to your life.
Utilize Astran test to measure VO2 max and fitness level
The study used a specific protocol called an Astran test to determine a person's VO2 max, or cardiorespiratory fitness level.
Focus on life extension predictions for ages 40 to 60
The life extension predictions from this study are most precise for people between 40 and 60 years old, especially around age 50.
Acknowledge study limitations: VO2 max charts inaccurate for women
A critical caveat is that this long-term study was conducted exclusively on men, so the provided VO2 max charts are inaccurate for women.
Adjust VO2 max values for women by 10%
To apply these findings to women, the speaker suggests a rough but simple correction of shifting the VO2 max values on the chart down by about 10%.
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