Testing Services

The Adult Physical Fitness Program provides a variety of cardiovascular risk factor screenings and physical fitness measurements. Please call the program office for costs for the evaluations and to schedule an appointment.

Body Composition

• Risk Factor Profile:
• Body Mass Index (BMI) and Waist-to-hip Ratio (WHR)
• Total Body Fat Estimation:
• Anthropometry (skinfold measurements)
• Body Volume Measurement (BOD POD plethysmography)
• Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (This includes regional body fat analysis)

Resting Cardiovascular Risk Assessments

• Blood Pressure and Heart Rate
• 12-lead Electrocardiogram
• Basic Blood Lipid Profile
• Total cholesterol, LDL-Cholesterol, HDL-Cholesterol, VLDL-Cholesterol,
• Hb A1c (%)
• Triglycerides
• Fasting Blood Glucose
• Advanced Blood Lipid Profile
• LDL-Cholesterol Subfractions (LDL1, LDL2, LDL3, LDL4 and Lpa)
• LDL particle size pattern
• HDL-Cholesterol Subfractions (HDL1, HDL2)
• VDL-Cholesterol Subfraction (VLDL3)

Pulmonary Function Testing

• Forced Vital Capacity
• Forced Expiratory Volume (1 second)
• FEV1-to-FVC Ratio

Resting Metabolic Rate

• Physical Activity Assessment
• Pedometer Measured Activity Profile
• Steps/Week
• Minutes in Moderate or above Intensity
• Accelerometer Measured Activity Profile
• Steps/Week
• Minutes of Inactivity
• Minutes in Light Intensity
• Minutes in Moderate Intensity
• Minutes in Vigorous Intensity

Maximal Exercise Testing

• Measured Maximal Oxygen Consumption (VO2max)
• Measured Ventilatory Threshold