at Crown College
The facilities at Crown College are used to unlock your physiological potential and develop a program based on your own personal results. The results of the tests we offer can help us identify your strengths and weaknesses. This is not just for athletes, but for anyone who wants to better understand their own body.
The Human Performance Laboratory at Crown offers a wide variety of sophisticated and medical grade physiological tests to reveal your overall fitness status and potential. Following the testing, we can provide information to help set performance or fitness goals.. The test benefit the recreational athlete, the weekend warrior, individuals looking to change their body composition as well as high performance athletes. Book individual or team testing online!
Crown students in the Exercise Science department work under a full time faculty and research a multitude of topics from biomechanics to physiological adaptations. All research interests focus on finding ways to benefit a healthy lifestyle.
At the Crown College Human Performance Lab, we offer three different tests: VO2 max (treadmill), BODPOD , and Wingate. Additionally, we have the capacity to test lactate, muscle oxygen saturation levels and non-invasive muscle hemoglobin levels using the MOXY system. All are used to find what can or needs to be improved, leading to a better lifestyle.
VO2 max Testing
VO2 max is a measure that indicates the maximum amount of oxygen that an individual can utilize during intense or maximal exercise. The VO2 max test takes place on a motor-driven treadmill. The intensity of the exercise will begin at a low intensity and will increase as you advance in stages. During the test, you will be wearing a face mask and breathing valve that analyzes your exhaled air. The results of this test can determine your maximal exercise capacity, optimal heart rate training intensities and fuel utilized during training (fat and carbohydrate).
BODPOD
This assessment can be used to estimate your body composition; muscle and fat percentages. This information also accesses BMI which is an indicator of disease risk. The test takes place while you are sitting in the BODPOD chamber for approximately 5 minutes. The BODPOD uses a non-invasive method of finding body composition by using air displacement. Knowing your body composition will allow you to accurately assess your weight management needs based on your desired goals. The results also indicate the exact amount of daily calories you require as well as information for weight gain and weight loss.
At the Crown College Human Performance Lab, we offer three different tests: VO2 max (treadmill), BODPOD, and Wingate. All are used to find what can or needs to be improved, leading to a better lifestyle.
VO2 max Testing
VO2 max is a measure that indicates the maximum amount of oxygen that an individual can utilize during intense or maximal exercise. The VO2 max test takes place on a motor-driven treadmill. The intensity of the exercise will begin at a low intensity and will increase as you advance in stages. During the test, you will be wearing a face mask and breathing valve that analyzes your exhaled air. The results of this test can determine your maximal exercise capacity, optimal heart rate training intensities and what types of low-risk physical activities are available to you.
BODPOD
This assessment can be used to estimate your body composition. The test takes place while you are sitting in the BODPOD chamber for 15 minutes. The BODPOD uses a non-invasive method of finding body composition by using air displacement. Knowing your body composition will allow you to accurately assess your weight management needs based on your desired goals.
Wingate Testing
The Wingate Test is a well-known concept used in the study of the development of fatigue during anaerobic exercise. Anaerobic exercise consists of activities, such as sprinting, that rely on glycogen rather than oxygen for fuel. Your fatigue index can be measured with a series of timed sprints; the resultant figure can help your coach assess areas in which you might need to focus your training. The test is performed on a cycle ergometer.