#151 Unlocking Longevity: How VO2 Max Testing Is Changing Health with Hero founder Iain Dickson
Modern Wellness PodcastShow Notes
Our resident physiologist and VO2 enthusiast Oli Patrick interviews Iain Dickson, founder of Hero (gohero.io), a groundbreaking digital platform that democratizes VO2 Max testing.
Oli and Iain explore the significance of VO2 Max as a longevity and health marker, how technology is making it accessible, and the potential impact on health, fitness, and insurance industries.
And as a bonus for Modern Wellness listeners, Iain has given us a link to get free access to Hero, to test your VO2 Max. Just follow this link: https://app.gohero.io/download
Huge thanks Iain and the Hero team!
More about Hero: Hero is an app that provides personalised cardiorespiratory fitness insights, using just your smartphone. By combining the precision and immediacy of body-tracking and AI technology with gold-standard assessments and analysis, Hero transforms complex movement data into tangible insights. Meaning you can learn your estimated VO2 Max, and therefore understand your cardiorespiratory fitness level, in just a few minutes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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