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V02 Metabolic Assessment For Runners
Without the VO2 metabolic assessment all your heart rate monitor shows are numbers.
Give those numbers meaning, book your assessment today.
How can the assement help you ?
Whether you are training for an event such as a ½ or full marathon, 5 or 10k or just
running for fun, the HumanLab Metabolic assessment can help you in the following
ways.
The assessment will tell you the heart rate where you reach your anaerobic
threshold. It will tell you all about your Aerobic base, how wide your base is
and how aerobically efficient you are. The exact amount of calories you need to
consume to fuel up for your training and event.
With this information we will be able to prescribe training programs to get real
results.
With this valuable information and correct training regime your body will make
adaptations which will improve your aerobic capacity and efficiency, help move
your anaerobic threshold higher, train your body to burn fat as a preferred
fuel.
As your heart rate training zones move higher you will notice how your times
improve, how much stronger you feel, how training becomes less stressful &
challenging, how your body composition improves.
Many runners start a race at to quick a pace working anaerobically, knowing your
threshold and having a efficient aerobic base allows you to run at a sustainable
pace and prevents fatigue in the latter stages of the race or training session.
If too much of your training is spent at or above your threshold you may find
your fitness level plateaus or may even decrease, the metabolic assessment will
help you prevent the negative effects of over training.
You will know your heart rates for your base training sessions, the intensities
you need to train at for your speed work, interval sessions, and where to train
on your recovery days.