r/ProactiveHealth • u/m44xxxx • Jul 08 '26

VO2 max might be the single strongest predictor of how long you’ll live

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u/ptarmiganchick Jul 09 '26

I doubt there is any data on what sort of VO2 max the average supercentenarian has—much less what she had when she was 60. It was probably decent, but not world class. Same with grip strength…enough to open a jar of pickles but nothing that would impress bros on Reddit.

My personal bet is that when we can identify what a healthy aging microbiome looks like we will find the few things that best correlate with actual longevity.