Is the CardioCoach
test easy to administrate?
YES. After CardioCoach
automatically calibrates, it will ask for basic information (age,
height, weight, sex). Your client will then perform a simple submax
stress test with a treadmill, exercise bike, or stepping block while
CardioCoach captures his or
her expired air. The test will last from 6 to 15 minutes. Detailed
results and interpretive information are delivered directly from the
printer.
How does CardioCoach
measure metabolic rate?
Your body consumes a fixed amount of oxygen per
calorie burned. CardioCoach
measures the amount of oxygen in the air you exhale to calculate how
much oxygen your body is consuming. Based on your oxygen consumption,
CardioCoach then figures the
exact amount of calories you are burning at each level of exercise.
What is anaerobic threshold?
Anaerobic threshold is the point at which your body
switches from burning primarily fat stores to using the quick energy
your muscles have stored. This is frequently referred to as your target
heart rate. Exercising at or below you anaerobic threshold allows
you to exercise for longer periods with less fatigue and discomfort,
while maximizing your fat burning.
Don’t the charts at the gym tell me my
target heart rate?
Charts are merely averages of people that
are the same age and weight. Studies show that these can be wrong
for any given individual by 40-50%! The only way to know your true
target heart rate is to measure how much oxygen your body is using
as you increase the intensity of your workout. This is precisely the
information that CardioCoach
gives you!
