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Fitness evaluations · Santa CruzVO₂ + RMR ●
Testing that means something.
Two calibrated tests, one quiet room. VO₂ Max tells us how your body uses oxygen under load. RMR tells us what it burns at rest. Together they replace guesswork with a plan you can actually train against.
VO₂Your aerobic ceiling and the zones beneath it.
RMRDaily calories you actually burn at rest.
8-12wRetest every 8-12 weeks to see progress.
VO₂ · mask test
Coach · supervised
Test completeThe evaluations
Two tests, one room.
Book them together or on their own. Either way, you sit down with a coach afterward and leave knowing what the numbers mean for your next block of training.
VO₂ · mask testVO₂ Max Testing
Progressive mask-based test measuring peak oxygen consumption. You leave with heart rate zones, ventilatory thresholds, and a pacing playbook grounded in your physiology.
Book VO₂ Max →
RMR · calm, seated readResting Metabolic Rate
A calm, seated measurement of the calories your body burns at rest. The baseline we build fueling, recovery, and body-composition strategy on: no formulas, no guesswork.
Book RMR →What the data tells us
Numbers that move the program.
Testing only matters if it changes the next session. Here's what we pull out of a VO₂ + RMR combo, and how it lands in your week.
01 · Pace & zones
Know exactly how hard is hard.
Personalized heart rate zones and ventilatory thresholds replace generic percentage charts. You pace by physiology, not formula.
Endurance & intervals02 · Fueling & recovery
Eat for the work you're doing.
RMR anchors daily calorie needs and macronutrient targets so training days fuel the work and rest days support the rebuild.
Nutrition, dialed03 · Longevity markers
Track what actually moves.
VO₂ max is one of the strongest predictors of healthspan we can measure. Retests every 8-12 weeks make adaptation visible.
Retest · compare · adjustWhy we test
Programming should be earned, not assumed.
Anyone can prescribe zone-two work. Far fewer can tell you what zone two actually is for you. These are the principles that keep our testing honest and useful.
- 01Measurement-led.We program from data, not defaults. Every recommendation points to a number you can see.
- 02Repeat to verify.Single data points are noise. We retest on a cadence so adaptation (or its absence) is obvious.
- 03No guessing.Calibrated metabolic cart, validated protocols, coach-supervised. If we can't measure it, we won't invoice for it.
- 04Private by default.Testing runs one client at a time in the studio. Your report is yours. We don't share it without permission.
Ready when you are
See the metrics. Train the difference.
Reserve VO₂ Max, RMR, or the combo. We'll confirm within a day and send prep notes so you arrive dialed in.