Exercise and Performance Testing Services at the Cambridge Centre for Sport and Exercise Sciences (CCSES) offer tailored scientific support to individuals and teams interested in improving health, fitness and performance.

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What are the benefits of testing?

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Whether your goal is to get fit, lose weight, train for a specific sport, prepare for a marathon, or even take on an Ironman triathlon, our services can benefit and support you. Getting fit and healthy is one challenge, training for performance is another; however, both benefit from knowing if the exercise is actually achieving your goals.

How our clients have benefitted from regular exercise testing:

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• Supporting lifestyle changes

• Measuring body composition and monitoring weight-related goals

• Monitoring current fitness level and training progress

• Assessing fat burning potential with exercise

• Providing motivation to train correctly

• Preventing injury

 

 

In addition, those more interested in performance testing have benefitted from:

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• Establishing individualised training zones

• Supporting or modifying training programmes based on scientific data

• Assessing performance economy and preparing for events

• Improving performance through application of scientific principles

• Measuring strength & power

• Measuring asymmetry

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​What does testing involve?

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• Assessment of body composition

• Resting heart rate and blood pressure

• Submaximal exercise stages (with/without blood lactate) to determine heart rate zones relevant to training

• Maximal exercise stages (if applicable) to determine your overall capacity

• VALD force desc assessment to measure strength, power and asymmetry

• Summary report with personalised training information