The HIT Centers put science and technology on your team.

To develop customized exercise prescriptions, our exercise scientists, physiologists and trainers must have a complete understanding of your body, its chemistry, composition and capacity.

Testing provides us with information to:

• Identify your strengths and weaknesses
• Monitor your progress
• Compare your progress to other athletes
• Identify areas of talent
• Provide encouragement for continued progress

Depending on your goals and the particular HIT program you select, some of the following tests may be used to formulate your personalized exercise program.

Athletic Ability Assessment
One-hour testing session that compares 30 aspects of your athletic condition to athletes of the same age, gender, sport and position;

VO2Max Testing/Cardiopulmonary Evaluations
Measures the function of the heart/lung system to identify maximum heart rate, heart rate training zones and peak power output

Anaerobic Threshold Testing
Tests the client’s respiratory compensation points, heart rate/work relationships, pulmonary function, EKG heart rate analysis

Metabolic Evaluations/Metabolic Response
Energy expended during exercise and rest

Endurance Athlete Assessment
VO2Max, Lactate Threshold, Respiratory Compensation

Body Composition Analysis/BodPod
Measures and tracks ratio of body fat to lean tissue

Spirometer/Respiratory Testing
Measures lung capacity

Balance Testing
Stableometer for body control

Strength Testing
Repetition Maximum test for Relative and Absolute Strength

Respiratory Compensation
Point during exercise at which lactic acid can no longer be buffered in the blood

Pulmonary Function
Capacity of the lungs to move air

Heart/Work
Rate at which heart has to beat in order to complete external work