Ava Kerr said VO2max testing measures how efficiently oxygen is consumed by muscles to produce the energy required for exercise.
Notes on verification
Directly quoted in ABC News article and independently corroborated by a University of the Sunshine Coast press release; Kerr's professional affiliation confirmed via peer-reviewed journal listing. [tier=silver indep_score=1.0 clusters=2 claim_tier=everyday | kind=attributed eligibility=high]
Sources
- Elite athlete testing should be used on ageing population says Sunshine Coast academic - ABC News (seed:sports_and_combat)
- https://www.usc.edu.au/about/unisc-news/news-archive/2016/february/big-wave-surfer-faces-rigorous-test-at-usc (corroboration)
- https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-nutrition/article/impact-of-food-and-fluid-intake-on-technical-and-biological-measurement-error-in-body-composition-assessment-methods-in-athletes/7EC4B449BF6295B9C8C64D4909158910 (corroboration)