Metabolic Testing
Summit Physical Therapy & Wellness aims to support your personal wellness goals. We have state of the art metabolic assessment tools that can produce accurate readings of your Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) , Heart Rate Variability (HRV), and VO2Max. We can use these data to inform decisions as you plan your Wellness Journey.
Wellness Categories include:
cardiovascular training
resistance training
dietary choices
relaxation / meditation
rest and recovery
We believe that charting a course for better health is more successful with ways to measure your progress.
Coming soon VO2 Max Testing!
Technological advances in metabolic analysis equipment have allowed for new and innovative ways to assess human health and athletic performance through measurement of VO2, minute ventilation, and associated caloric expenditure during rest and exercise.
What does science tell us about VO2 max and longevity?
Survival of the fittest: VO2 max, a key predictor of longevity? Barbara Strasser1 , Martin Burtscher², [Frontiers In Bioscience, Landmark, 23, 1505-1516, March 1, 2018
Maximum Volume of Oxygen (VO2 max) is related to functional capacity and human performance and has been shown to be a strong and independent predictor of all-cause and disease-specific mortality which is an indicator of the system’s ability to deliver oxygen to active muscle as well as a biomarker of health.
Assessment of Maximal Oxygen Uptake (VO2 Max) in Athletes and Nonathletes Assessed in Sports Physiology Laboratory, Sujay Srivastava et al., Cureus. 2024 May 26;16(5):e61124. doi: 10.7759/cureus.61124
VO2max is a quantitative measure of an individuals ability to transport oxygen and indicates the overall efficiency of cardiopulmonary function, serving as a reliable measure of endurance in sports. Enhancing aerobic capacity by choosing an effective training regimen based on their VO2 max remains critical for athletes aiming to boost their performance