VO2 Max: Age Trend

Median VO2 max falls from about 42 mL/kg/min in the 20s to about 30 by the 70s in men; from 35 to 20 in women.

Data source: FRIEND Registry (2022) · n=7.8K About this study

VO2 Max Cardiovascular Trend

VO2 Max by Age Chart (ml/kg/min)

VO2 Max Median Values

Age Male (ml/kg/min) Female (ml/kg/min)
20-29 42.5 35.2
30-39 40.0 32.3
40-49 37.0 29.5
50-59 35.2 27.0
60-69 31.0 23.5
70-79 26.5 20.0
80+ 22.0 16.5

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