How is VO2max Correlated With Aging + How Can You Improve It? | Dr. Joseph Maroon
Channel: InsideTracker
Date: 30/01/2024

VO2max is a critical measure of healthspan that affects everything from heart health, to glucose control, inflammation levels, performance, and longevity. Although VO2max naturally declines with age, it's highly modifiable through lifestyle changes. Dr. Joseph Maroon shares what a healthy VO2max level is, and how you can improve it.  

This clip is from a full interview on InsideTracker’s Longevity By Design podcast; Dr. Gil Blander and Ashley Reaver, MS, RD, CSSD interview Dr. Maroon, a professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and longtime team neurosurgeon to the Pittsburgh Steelers. 

Dr. Maroon discusses findings from his recently published research about how oxidative stress is a primary cause of Alzheimer’s disease. He explains why sleep can help prevent Alzheimer’s, and gives other lifestyle advice for how to promote brain health as we age.

Dr. Maroon also talks about his experience in the NFL, how concussions impact the brain, new concussion-detection technology, why VO2Max is a great biomarker of fitness, and how triathlons saved his life. 

The full episode covers: 

Why Dr. Maroon became a physician
Most common diseases seen by a neurosurgeon
Most common neurological conditions associated with aging
Lifestyle interventions to decrease oxidative stress
Cigarettes and marijuana impact brain connectivity
What is a concussion?
NFL guidelines for concussions
Dangers of returning to play too soon after a head injury
Do football players age faster than the general public?
New technology for detecting concussions in athletes
Neuroprotective supplements
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for severe concussion treatment
“Triathlons saved my life”
Free radicals and exercise
What happens to the brain when we sleep
The ketogenic diet and cancer
VO2 max and aging
VO2 max is correlated with other biomarkers of health
Top tip for healthspan

Watch the full interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG__I-cC21M

Longevity by Design is produced by InsideTracker, your data-driven wellness guide for optimizing your healthspan. For a limited time, visit https://hubs.li/Q023pFLS0 for 20% off any InsideTracker plan.

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