VO2Max, Metabolic, and Lactate Testing

Through metabolic testing we gain a better understanding of how the key systems in your body are working together (or not) at rest and during training and endurance-based activities. From this data we can identify areas in need of improvement and come up with informed strategies to make you successful. This form of testing is ideal for accurate weight loss planning, performance-based sports, conditioning training, and muscle gain.

VO2 stands for volume of oxygen consumption and provides important information about how you breathe and your metabolism. Since the body needs oxygen to create energy for all bodily movement and exercise, the better your body is at delivering oxygen to your vital organs and muscles and subsequently utilizing this oxygen, the more find-tuned your body will be. This efficiency at delivery and utilization at the muscle will allow you to more efficiently increase your strength, power, and endurance. We calculate your VO2max, which is an indicator of your fitness level.

Lactate testing is for athletes and active indivuduals who are performance and data-minded and want to acurately measure their lactate thresholds to calculate training zones. This tests can be added onto a VO2max test or done separately. One of the most accurate ways is to understand your performance thresholds is to measure your blood lactate levels during exercise and not just relay on math and a generalized calculator which is never correct. Blood Lactate data tells us where your thresholds sit, which will further allow us to dial in your training thresholds for improve performance, reduced fatigue, and more intelligent training plans.

Metabolic testing is definitely not just for athletes. In fact, the data and insights provided from RMR and Fitness tests can give you a plan of attack for achieving your health and fitness goals that may have seemed impossible in the past. Instead of guessing how to get fit in an efficient manner with generalized workouts, impersonal nutrition plans and math-based training zones, use our clinical-grade technology and science-proven techniques that are personalized and matched to your body and physiology.