With the rise of fitness technology, athletes are fully embracing innovation to enhance their health and performance. Chris Lundstrom, Head Coach Minnesota Distance Elite, took Dakotah Lindwurm, professional marathoner, to Human Powered Health Center for a complete performance evaluation.  Utilizing VO2 Max assessments with COSMED Quark CPET, lactate thresholds, and heart rate variability, she...

COSMED Quark CPET can help measuring Energy Expenditure of subjects by breath-by-breath gas exchange technology. Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) is the amount of calories the body needs to support basic bodily functions when the subject is not active. This is the number of calories the body burns when the subject is sleeping, sitting, or simply resting. The RMR is an important factor in determining...

Matt Hanson is a professional triathlete on a mission to qualify for the Olympic Trials in the marathon. To achieve his goal, he needs to run a marathon in under 2 hours and 18 minutes. He performed a Vo2Max test with COSMED Quark CPET at Human Performance Lab - Minnesota (USA) to outline his current form. With under 3 weeks to train for this event, his eyes are set on the California International...

Tzanetakis Giannis, coach at Tzanetakis Lab, met with an athlete at the Exercise Physiology Laboratory of TEFAA - Democritus University of Thrace, where Professor Smilios Ilias, PhD Associate, performed a Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test using COSMED equipment Let's see the basic data from this assessment and their interpretation. COSMED Quark CPET is powered by OMNIA, the new generation of COSMED...