Our Services · VO2 Max Testing
Why VO2 Max Testing
Estimated max heart rates, estimated training zones, estimated pacing — estimates lead to wasted sessions, inconsistent progress and training at the wrong intensity. VO2 max testing tells you exactly where your aerobic ceiling sits, where fatigue accumulates, and the intensity your body responds to best.
The Data
What you’ll know after your test
The Test Behind The Data
This isn’t a smartwatch estimate. This is laboratory-level performance testing. At UPANDRUNNING, VO2 max testing is delivered as a Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test — the clinical gold standard for performance and physiological assessment.
You’ll exercise on a treadmill or cycle ergometer wearing a heart rate monitor and a mask connected to a metabolic analyser. As intensity gradually increases, we analyse exactly how your body consumes oxygen, clears carbon dioxide and responds under load.
Once complete, you cool down while your clinician analyses the data in real time. You’ll leave with a complete picture of your aerobic system — and exactly how to use it.
Lactate Testing
If VO2 max tells you the size of your engine, lactate testing tells you how efficiently you can use it. For endurance athletes, your lactate threshold is one of the most important predictors of performance — it determines the pace, power or intensity you can sustain before fatigue rapidly escalates.
Added to your VO2 max, lactate testing involves small blood samples taken at regular intervals throughout your test. The result: a precise lactate curve that tells your coach or clinician exactly where your threshold sits, how to structure training around it, and how it changes over time.
Packages
From a focused VO2 max baseline to a complete cardiac and performance workup — pick the depth of data you need.
A single VO2 max test is valuable. Serial testing is transformative. Most athletes benefit from re-testing every 3–6 months — enough time for meaningful adaptation, close enough to adjust programming before a season or event.
Duration: 45–60 minutes total
Location: Sheikh Zayed Road · Studio Republik Clinic
Prep: No strenuous exercise 24h prior · No large meal 2–4h prior · Arrive hydrated
Re-Testing
At UPANDRUNNING we keep your results on file so every retest is a direct comparison — not just a number, but a trajectory. Performance feels subjective. Data doesn’t.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Train with intent. Race with confidence.
Book your VO2 max test at UPANDRUNNING — Sheikh Zayed Road, Studio Republik Clinic.
