Christopher EllisCEO Dynamic Physio Therapy

Unlock Your VO2 Max: The Ultimate Concept2 Rower Test #shorts

5 Oct 2026 · 1 min

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In this short instructional video, Christopher Ellis introduces the concept of movement capacity, focusing on the cardiopulmonary component measured by VO2 max. He explains that VO2 max represents the maximum amount of oxygen the cardiovascular system can utilize during intense exercise and that it can be objectively assessed through a 2,000‑meter row on a Concept2 rowing machine. Viewers are instructed to row as hard as possible for 2,000 meters, record the time, then input the time along with their age on the Concept2 website, which calculates their VO2 max score. The segment positions this test as a practical, accessible way for individuals to gauge their cardiovascular fitness.

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The next category is movement capacity. This is really kind of the physical therapy realm of things. There's a lot, a lot of ways to assess movement capacity, but let's just take one, for example, your cardiovascular system, your cardiopulmonary system. A VO2 max test is a good objective test. There's a lot of ways to do that. So that's how much can you— how much can your cardiovascular system take? So the VO2 max Concept2 rower test is a good test. So you basically— Row as hard as you can on a Concept2 rower, uh, until for 2,000 meters, you time yourself and you just go to their website and you punch in your time, your age, yada yada, and it'll tell you what your VO2 max score is.