VO2 testing
What is VO2 testing?
Find Your Personal Intensity Workout Zone
Whether your goal is performance or weight loss, knowing your individual response to exercise (KNOW YOUR ZONES) gives you the tools you need to get the results you want.
To get the best results for you, it is very important to know the correct exercise intensity that will provide you the optimum, sustainable burn of fat and calories.
Our system is the same technology found in Olympic and Sports Medicine Clinics.
VO2 testing can be performed on a stationary bike (shown), treadmill or your personal bike.
The program
What good is a bunch of numbers if we don't do anything with them?
- Here is what you get:
Individualized cardio program based on your numbers.
Individual workouts based on where you are and where you want to be.
Improved cardiovascular fitness and enhanced athletic performance (excellent for all athletes & first timers!)
Increase your workout efficiency by knowing your individual heart rate that you must be at to maximize the most fat and calories burned during each workout.
The Assessment
What is the test like and how long will it take?
Depending on your objectives, a Sub Maximal or Peak VO2 assessment will be performed.
We will measure your unique response to exercise (whether you are burning fat or sugar) at different exercise intensities.
It's simple to perform and requires only about 20 mins to complete. Please plan for about 30 to 40 mins total for the pretest, test, program and explanation of the results.
The Results
What will a VO2 test tell me about my response to exercise? How hard you should work out, what you are burning at?
You get a complete report showing your Peak VO2, Anaerobic Threshold, fitness level and caloric burn rate.
Correct heart rate training zones, frequency, intensity and duration to achieve targeted results, your unique response to exercise intensity.
Train Smarter, not harder
You've heard that a million times but what does it really mean?
With this test we can tell you how hard you should workout to improve your body's ability to burn fat and calories.
You will lose inches because your cardio workouts will be using fat for energy, not sugar. When you go to workout you will have a specific plan for your cardio workouts.
Eliminate the guesswork that defeats most exercise and training programs. KNOW YOUR TARGET HEART RATE ZONES!
Group Discounts
Our Mobile FIT portable testing equipment is ready to visit your health club, home, business for a day of testing.
Schedule 4 or more tests at a time and receive 15% off each test. Contact our testing team at (706) 858.3456 to schedule your testing event.
Frequently asked questions
What is VO2?
VO2 Stands for Volume of Oxygen. The CardioCoach measures the volume of oxygen your body consumed at the various intensity levels during your test.
The higher the workload you perform, the more oxygen your body requires to metabolize the energy needed.
Since there is a direct relationship between oxygen consumption (VO2) and Calories burned, the CardioCoach can also determine how many calories your body is burning at each intensity level.
Aerobic Threshold (AeT)
At low intensity activities your heart and lungs can easily supply all of the oxygen your body demands.
The intensity level beyond which your body cannot provide all the oxygen needed is your Aerobic Threshold. Above this level anaerobic energy pathways start to operate.
The greater your VO2 at your aerobic Threshold, the greater your quality of life. The more you can move, the more you can do!
Anaerobic Threshold (AT)
At high levels of intensity your body does not have sufficient oxygen to meet energy demands.
Your body then uses anaerobic (without oxygen) energy sources which produce lactic acid. When you exercise above your anaerobic threshold your breathing will increase rapidly.
It will be difficult to maintain this intensity level for a long period of time.
