With our VO2 Max metabolic testing, we measure your own unique metabolism, cardiovascular and respiratory condition, cellular health, fat burning zone and calories you burn per day.

Metabolic tests measure the amount of oxygen you inhale and the carbon dioxide you exhale to determine the rate at which your body burns calories and uses oxygen at rest or during different activities. In short, an athlete completes a VO2 max test to find their:

• VO2 Max – the max amount of oxygen your body can use during exercise.
• Fat to Carb crossover – At which point to body switches energy systems to burn more carbs than fats.

When producing a report for the athlete we use the below metrics to identify specific limitations.

1. Metabolic Efficiency – Represents the number of calories you burn during exercise and whether you are burning more or less calories than the average person of the same age, gender, height and weight.
2. Cardiovascular fitness – your cardiovascular system’s (heart, blood vessels and blood) ability to deliver oxygen to your muscles.
3. Aerobic health – ability to exercise at high intensities
4. Recovery capacity – your ability to recover from high intensity exercise
5. Fat burn efficiency – represents your muscle cells ability to utilise oxygen and burn fat as a fuel source.
6. High-intensity performance – how well you use oxygen at higher intensities.
7. Mechanical Efficiency – the work you produce (output) vs. the calories you use (input)
8. Breathing and cognition – how your breathing frequencies are affecting the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in your blood/cells.
9. Breathing and stability – how your respiratory volumes are affecting your spinal stability, limb power and posture

This information is then analysed and presented to you in an easy-to-read report along with recommendations on how to structure any training or workouts so you get maximum efficiency from your exercise program.