Lactate Testing

Lactate testing is a means of understanding an individual’s response to exercise intensity. The test measures the amount of lactate acid accumulated in the blood which is used to benchmark how an individual is responding to different exercise intensities.

Lactate testing is a lower cost option for monitoring an individual’s response to exercise. Whilst the test itself is similarly priced to the Vo2max test ($160 vs $200) the cost of the equipment is much less ($300 vs $15,000). The test is popular for this reason and for the fact it can outline different training zones based on your own unique lactate curve. Lactate testing and Vo2max testing are the only ways to accurately know your training zones, all other methods are prone to large amounts of individual error, such as training zone calculators based on heart rate, power, pace etc..

The test can take around 1hr to complete, with the actual testing protocol around 15mins long. Prior to the test we need to locate you on our stationary trainer and ensure we can take capillary samples of blood from your fingers during the test. During different stages of the test we will take a sample of blood and record your heart rate, power, and perceived effort to best understand your internal and external response to exercise.

Testing is completed on our commercial grade treadmill. You will need to be in your usual running clothing, with a HR monitor chest strap (most accurate), a towel and water bottle.

Providing you are healthy and answer the exercise pre-screening tool anyone can do the test.