LEARNING HUB
Understand the numbers before you book
Plain language explainers on body composition, cardiorespiratory fitness and metabolism. Written by the clinic, not rewritten from a blog.
VO2 MAX
Cardiorespiratory fitness
VO2 MAX
VO2 Max explained
What the number is, how it is measured, and what good looks like for your age and sex.
VO2 MAX
VO2 Max by age and sex
Normative tables so you can see where your results sit against the population.
VO2 MAX
Training zones from a real test
Why threshold-based zones beat percentage of max heart rate formulas
VO2 MAX
VO2 Max and longevity
What the research says about aerobic fitness and all-cause mortality.
VO2 MAX
Watch estimates vs lab testing
Why your Garmin or Apple Watch number moves and what it can and cannot tell you.
VO2 MAX
How to improve your VO2 max
The training that actually moves the number, and how long it takes.
RMR
Metabolism and RMR
RMR
RMR explained
What resting metabolic rate is, how it is measured, and how to use your result.
RMR
Why calorie calculators are wrong for you
How far predictive equations miss, and what that costs a fat loss phase.
RMR
Metabolic adaptation after dieting
What happens to your resting rate during and after weight loss.
RMR
Am I eating enough for my training?
Signs of under-fuelling and how a measured RMR settles the question.
RMR
How to prepare for an RMR test
Fasting, caffeine, sleep and timing, and why each one matters.
DEXA
Body composition and DEXA
DEXA
What a DEXA scan measures
Fat, lean mass, visceral fat and bone density, and what it all means.
DEXA
Visceral fat and metabolic risk
What is visceral fat and why this number matters more than body fat percentage.
DEXA
Bone density from your thirties
Early warning signs of low bone density and what you can do about it.