Oxygen consumption (VO2)

The oxygen consumption is determined by calculating the difference between the amount of oxygen inhaled and exhaled.


The amount or volume of oxygen taken up, transported, and used at the cellular level.


The amount of oxygen utilized by the body, expressed in liters per minute, oxygen uptake.


Rate at which oxygen is used to produce energy. Measured in liters per minute or milliliters per kilogram body weight per minute.


 


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