FitnessWave is now offering the "Gold Standard in Metabolic Testing
                       "Metacheck" The Right Way to Diet!
                   Real Science that helps lead to real results...

Testing your metabolic rate will determine exactly how many calories you will need to cut to lose weight. It will determine if your weight problem is due to your metabolism. Then do a retest  to reveal if your metabolism has been
affected by dieting, and exercise. Let FitnessWave help guide you to the new you.

Metabolic Rate Measurements

Metabolic rate, or metabolism, is the rate at which the body expends energy. This is also referred to as the “caloric burn rate”. Knowing metabolic rate is vital for weight loss as well as for determining the proper feeding amounts needed to treat various disease states.

Energy expenditure can be divided into three groups of calories.

Resting Calories – Calories that are burned while the body is at rest. These calories are needed just to maintain life. The majority of all calories burned (about 70-80%) are burned at the resting level.

Activity Calories – Calories that are burned because of normal daily activities are “Activity Calories”. Normal daily activities such as walking, eating (digesting food), typing, etc. are included in activity calories.

Exercise Calories – These calories are burned because of exercise.

The sum of all of these groups of calories is the total metabolic rate.

Energy Balance

The body gains or loses fat based on energy balance. Energy balance refers to the relationship between energy intake (eating) and energy expenditure (metabolic rate).

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VO2Based Fitness Testing

VO2 is the rate of oxygen uptake, or consumption, measured during exercise. The maximum rate of oxygen uptake is called the VO2max or maximum VO2. VO2max is the ultimate measure of fitness and is reported in milliliters of oxygen per kilogram of body weight per minute or ml/Kg/min. To achieve a high VO2max, a person must have a fit heart and lungs and significant lean muscle mass that is well conditioned. The table below shows how fitness is assessed based on VO2max.

Peak VO2 Scores (Values in mlO2/kg/min)

MALE

FEMALE

VO2 max tables - Data from Cooper,K. The Aerobics Way. New York, Bantam Books,Inc. 1982.

Since true VO2max measurements require exercising to the maximum level of exertion, they should only be done under medical supervision, or by persons who have been cleared to exercise extreme exertion by their physician. Peak VO2, or the maximum level of oxygen uptake achieved during a sub-maximal test can also be used to predict the VO2 max had the test been allowed to progress to the predicted maximum heart rate.

A VO2 test will also show the anaerobic threshold. The anaerobic threshold is the level of exercise intensity beyond which the body can no longer provide adequate oxygen to the muscles. Exercise below the anaerobic threshold should be comfortable even though the exercise extends for long periods. Exercise above the anaerobic threshold will improve cardiovascular fitness, but will also cause discomfort, fatigue, and muscle soreness.

Knowing the unique anaerobic threshold can be used to design a workout plan that will improve fitness and maximize calories burned. Measurement of VO2max or PeakVO2 will provide a true assessment of fitness level. The CardioCoach test will provide all of this data that is vital to proper fitness training. In addition, a CardioCoach test will also measure how many calories are burned during a workout at every exercise heart rate level. This information, along with a heart rate monitor, or a heart rate equipped bike or treadmill, can be used to calculate the precise amount of calories burned during a workout.

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Lisa Dougherty is recognized as a Master Level Trainer, the highest level of achievement as a Personal Trainer by IDEA. IDEA is the world’s leading membership organization of health and fitness professionals with more than 19,000 members in over 80 countries.  www.ideafit.com.

She is the owner of Whole Body Fitness, established in 1999.  She is a graduate of the University of Irvine, CA Fitness Instruction Program and certified through the American Council on Exercise as both a Personal Trainer and a Lifestyle Weight Management Coach.  She served as the volunteer President of the Nutrition & Fitness Council of Orange County, a nonprofit organization established in 1974 that is dedicated to educating the community on the benefits of good nutrition & daily physical activity.   She is also on the Healthy Dining Advisory Board in Los Angeles & Orange County.

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