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Multi Stage Fitness Test aka Beep Test, Shuttle Test

 

We use the beep test in both our Fat Loss Fitness Boot Camps and with Private Clients. The beep test is a better measure of a persons anaerobic power (lactate threshold LT) as the increments are steep and can produce a very different result to other endurance tests.

When viewed along side data from [...]

Fat Burning Zone – NOT the Way to Lose Fat!

You’ve been deceived! Why are all those people who are exercising in the ‘fat zone’ not losing weight?

Because it’s a myth!

Here’s how it all started… when we are at rest we burn more fat to carb for energy (our body burns a mixture of glucose and fatty acids for energy throughout [...]

Vo2 Max Chart for Rating Your Fitness Level

Using any of the Vo2 Tests from the Potentialization Metabolics System you can compare your current level of fitness with the following normative tables for Vo2 Max:

Maximal oxygen uptake norms for MEN (ml/kg/min)

Age (years)

AGE

18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 65+ excellent > 60 > 56 > [...]

What is Vo2 MAX?

Vo2 Max refers to the maximal oxygen uptake and is expressed in milliliters per kilogram of body weight per minute (ml.kg.min). It is the essential tool for determining a persons energy expenditure at any given effort level.

This means when you know a persons Vo2 Max and you know what to do with it, [...]

Turn Volume of Oxygen Uptake (Vo2) into a Powerful Exercise Programming Tool

What is Volume of Oxygen Uptake Vo2)?

Vo2 is the amount of oxygen used by the body. It is usually expressed as milliliters per kilogram of body weight per minute. This gives you a ‘relative’ measure i.e. is individual and indicates the person’s oxygen efficiency which in turn will express their fitness ability.

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