VO2 Max test Houston

VO2 Max test measures how much oxygen your body can consume at various levels of exercise intensity. You’ll start on a treadmill at a slow pace and increase the intensity at regular intervals while breathing into a securely fitted mask. Live Lean Rx Houston’s clinical grade equipment will measure the amount and percentage of oxygen (V02/ml) and carbon dioxide (VC02/ml) you expire during the test to determine your cardiovascular fitness. Use your results to improve your training and nutrition  plan to reach your goals and improve your fitness level!

• endurance athletes, including runners, cyclists, swimmers, and triathletes who want to improve aerobic capacity.
• people using heartrate monitors to target heartrate zones during workouts for maximum fat loss and increased VO2 capacity.
• athletes that want to get the most out of their high intensity interval training (HIIT).
• men and woman working to reduce body fat or stuck in a weight loss plateau and accurately want to know true exercise calories burned.
• health and longevity seekers who enjoy a proactive approach to preventative health risks and issues.

Your full VO2 Max report will give you actionable information that you can use to personalize your workout program and ensure you’re working out in the right zone.

• • VO2 Max Score
    We will show you how much oxygen your body can consume during exercise, or your VO2 Max. The more oxygen you can consume, the more calories you can burn! This is important for weight loss clients looking to maximize their workouts and for endurance athletes who need to ensure they’re fueled for every mile. Your physical fitness plays such an important role in your health that the medical community widely accepts VO2 Max and cardiovascular fitness measures as a predictor of all-cause mortality!
  • Aerobic Threshold (AeT)
    Muscles can burn glucose either using oxygen (aerobic) or without using oxygen (anaerobic). When you train below your aerobic threshold (AeT), you should feel like you could keep going for hours, which makes it all too easy to misjudge whether you are really working hard enough. For general fitness enthusiasts and those looking to burn fat, knowing your AeT helps you make sure you’re working hard enough! For endurance athletes like runners and cyclists, improving your AeT is the key to going stronger for longer.
  • Anaerobic Threshold (AT)
    Levels of lactate, a byproduct of converting glucose into energy, begin to accumulate in your muscles at the anaerobic threshold (AT). Reaching AT requires serious effort and is only sustainable for a short duration, such as during a sprint or intervals. Understanding your AT helps ensure you don’t overexert during long cardio sessions and that you reach your maximum potential during high intensity workouts!
  • Max Heart Rate and Personalized Heart Rate Zones
    You can predict your maximum heartrate by subtracting your age (in years) from 220, so you can predict that a 40-year old’s max heartrate is 180 beats per minute. However, just like your metabolism, your max heartrate depends on more than just your age! During your VO2 Max test, you will work up to your max heartrate and we’ll provide you personalized heart rate zones based on your unique body’s abilities. As you improve your cardiovascular fitness, retest your VO2 Max to see how you’ve improved and receive updated heart rate zones!
  • Exercise Calories and What Your Body is using for Fuel
    If you’ve ever wondered how many calories you burn during exercise, the answer is – it depends! Your metabolism, cardiovascular fitness level, body composition, and other factors all come into play in calculating calories burned. Your VO2 Max report gives you the precise number of calories you burn at each workout zone so you don’t have to guess or rely on inaccurate wearables or calculators. You’ll also find out at exactly what heart rate your body is burning the most fat and when it transitions into burning carbohydrate (glycogen) and when you’re improving your VO2 score.
  • Health Risks and Longevity
    Optimal VO2 max levels are strongly correlated with enhanced overall health and an extended lifespan. Research indicates that individuals with higher VO2 max values typically face reduced risks of chronic conditions such as cardiovascular diseases, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and specific forms of cancer. Moreover, a heightened VO2 max level is strongly associated with a lower likelihood of experiencing all-cause mortality.