Customized Cardio Programs

Train Smarter with a Customized Cardiovascular Program

Whether you are looking to lose weight or enhance your cardiovascular program, getting a personal profile on how your body reacts to rest and exercise will take the guess work out of training. So, what’s the answer to getting this training program that gives you the edge?

GET THE EDGE

We offer individual cardiovascular programs supported by the best in sports science and technology. Using the New Leaf Active Metabolic Assessment System, we can:

• Establish accurate heart rate zones to train your body to be aerobically efficient
• Monitor your body’s adaptation to training
• Ensure that you are training at the correct intensity to optimize results, prevent injuries and increase performance
• Modify training programs according to your progress to enhance results
• Determine caloric intake to maximize your nutrition plan and enhance cardiovascular training

SCIENCE BASED TRAINING

Your metabolic profile is assessed so our fitness professionals can develop your custom training and nutrition program. Fifteen minute VO2 assessments performed at rest and/or during exercise can determine your.

• Peak VO2
• Aerobic Base
• Anaerobic Threshold (AT)
• Optimal Heart Rate Training Zones
• Caloric Burn Rate during Exercise
• Caloric Requirements
  

PROGRAMS

Using your metabolic profile, we will develop an accurate training plan based on your individual physiology. Our personal trainers will help you establish realistic training goals, implement your program, and monitor your performance. We also recommend metabolic reassessments to measure your progress and update your training plan to ensure success.

SERVICES

We offer a variety of programs, assessments and training packages that will meet your individual needs.

INITIAL METABOLIC ASSESSMENTS

• Exercise/Peak VO2 with AT and HR zones
• Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR)

REPEAT ASSESSMENTS

• Exercise/Peak VO2 with AT and HR zones
• Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR)

PACKAGES & PROGRAMS

• Combined exercise and RMR initial assessments
• Initial and follow up assessment packages
• Sports specific training programs
• Group training programs

Frequently Asked Questions

What is RMR?

Resting metabolic rate (RMR) represents the calories the body burns to maintain vital body functions (heart rate, brain function, breathing). In simple terms, it is the number of calories a person would burn if they were awake, but at rest all day. RMR can represent up to 75% of a person's total metabolism if they are inactive or lead a sedentary lifestyle.

Why is it necessary to measure RMR?

Since RMR accounts for up to 75% of the total calories we need each day, it's a crucial piece of information to appropriately establish daily calorie needs, whether we're trying to lose or maintain weight. Most healthcare and fitness professionals recognize that metabolism is impacted by a variety of characteristics such as fever, illness, high fitness, obesity, active weight loss, etc. When managing your nutritional needs and caloric requirements, knowledge of RMR is critically important. Because metabolism is different among individuals, estimating can lead to errors, and inaccurate calorie budgets. As a result of these estimations, individuals can be both over or under eating, and not be successful in reaching their personal goals. The most accurate assessment of calorie needs is by measuring oxygen consumption and determining individual metabolism.

Why is RMR Unique to Each Individual? Why Would It Change?

RMR is influenced by a number of factors, such as: body mass, body composition (the amount of fat and muscle), age, gender, and hormones. Muscle burns more calories than fat; a person with a higher percentage of muscle will have a higher RMR. RMR declines naturally in adults at a rate of about 2% per decade; however, this decrease is primarily a result of muscle loss. Men normally have a higher metabolism than women, partly because they tend to have a higher percentage of muscle compared to women. Certain hormones can also increase or decrease metabolism. Additionally, the metabolic response to stress and injury influences RMR and necessitates measurement of VO2 rather than using formula-based estimates. Estimation equations do not take into account individual variability, pre-existing medical conditions, or the numerous other factors present that can affect RMR.

What is EMR or VO2 Testing?

VO2 max is a measure of the maximum volume of oxygen that an athlete can use. It is measured in milliliters per kilogram of body weight per minute (ml/kg/min).

As you increase your effort when you exercise, the amount of oxygen you consume to produce energy (and hence the rate at which you exhale carbon dioxide) increases. However, there is a maximum level of oxygen consumption, beyond which increases in exercise intensity don’t lead to further increases in oxygen consumption. This level of oxygen consumption is called the VO2 max. (The initials simply stand for volume of oxygen.)

Why Should I do EMR or VO2 Testing?

Knowing your VO2 and heart rates associated with your VO2 levels during exercise will illustrate your aerobic and anaerobic zones, as well as depict how many calories you are burning during cardiovascular exercise per minute. VO2 Testing will also give you a customized cardiovascular program based on how your body reacts to exercise. Whatever goals you have in mind, VO2 testing will help reach those goals.

To schedule an appointment or for more information, call 314-993-3343.