rmr test preparations
Taking the Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) Assessment is easy and quick. It is desirable to measure your Metabolic Rate at a true resting level. To ensure you are at rest, we recommend the following preparations:

  • You should avoid eating a meal six hours before the test.
  • Avoid exercising on the day of your test.
  • Avoid the use of stimulants such as caffeine and/or energy drinks on the day of the test.
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test purpose
Your body is an amazing biochemical laboratory constantly adjusting its Metabolic Machinery to the environment. If there is lots of food in the environment, it starts putting some energy reserves for the future (the fat that we hate so much!). If there is not enough food in the environment, your body can lower the Metabolic Rate in an attempt to withstand the lack of food until food is ready available again. Once your body lowers the Metabolic Rate, your Weight Loss Program will become very challenging and you'll discover how hard is to lose weight and maintain it. The results from the Resting Metabolic Rate Assessment (RMR) show you precisely how many calories your body actually burns, and calculates how many calories you should eat to lose or maintain your weight without lowering the Metabolic Rate. And, that is the safe and successful way to lose weight, without signaling "starvation mode" to your body. The test monitors the oxygen uptake during the Resting Metabolic Rate Assessment which requires a precise measurement of the volume and concentration of oxygen in the expired air. This testing procedure is the only accurate and clinically feasible method of measuring energy expenditure. It relies on the fact that burning 1 calorie (1 kilocalorie) requires 208.06 milliliters of oxygen. Because of this very direct relationship between calorie burn and oxygen consumed, measurement of oxygen uptake (VO2) and calorie burn rate are interchangeable. The calorie burn rate is also referred to as the Metabolic Rate, or Metabolism. Knowing the Metabolic Rate us critical for weight loss as well as determining the proper feeding amounts needed to treat various disease states. The Resting Metabolic Rate is related to your lean body mass or the fat free part of your body. Your lean body mass is made up of muscle and internal organs. From the internal organs, the Liver accounts for 27% of the resting metabolism, the brain 19%, skeletal muscle 18%, kidneys 10%, and the heart 7%. Based on your unique Resting Metabolic Rate, the test will calculate your Target Weight Loss Zone which is sure to provide the internal organs and muscle mass with enough calories to sustain their physiological processes during a weight loss program. The trick is to balance the calories you eat with the energy needs of your metabolism. Measuring your metabolic rate is how we determine the right number of calories for your body based on your metabolism- slow or fast!

test description

 You'll receive a printout of your Metabolic Assessment with details about your metabolism, Resting Metabolic Rate, how fast (or slow) is your metabolic rate, and how much time it will take you to achieve your weight goal. We start the test by making sure you are comfortable breathing into the testing hose, and then you get to kick back in a chair for about 10 minutes. Hang out, breathe, try to stay awake. That's all there is to it.

  • The RMR assessment is performed while resting comfortably in a chair and takes as few as 15 minutes.
  • The RMR measurements are obtained by analyzing the gas exchange during normal, relaxed inhalation and exhalation.
  • These measurements establish your resting caloric needs - the precise number of calories your body needs to maintain its basic resting functions.
  • With this information you'll know how many calories your body needs, which helps you increase or decrease the calories you consume according to your exercise program to meet your goals.

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