The Adult Physical Fitness Program provides a variety of cardiovascular risk factor screenings and physical fitness measurements.  Please call the program office for costs for the evaluations and to schedule an appointment.

Body Composition

            Risk Factor Profile:

                        Body Mass Index  (BMI) and Waist-to-hip Ratio (WHR)

            Total Body Fat Estimation:

                        Anthropometry (skinfold measurements)

                        Body Volume Measurement (BOD POD plethysmography)

                        Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry

                                    This includes regional body fat analysis

Resting Cardiovascular Risk Assessments

            Blood Pressure and Heart Rate

            12-lead Electrocardiogram

            Basic Blood Lipid Profile

            Total cholesterol, LDL-Cholesterol, HDL-Cholesterol, VLDL-Cholesterol,

            Triglycerides

            Fasting Blood Glucose

            Advanced Blood Lipid Profile

            LDL-Cholesterol Subfractions (LDL₁, LDL₂, LDL₃, LDL₄ and Lpa)

            LDL particle size pattern

            HDL-Cholesterol Subfractions (HDL₁, HDL₂)

            VDL-Cholesterol Subfraction (VLDL₃)

Pulmonary Function Testing

             Forced Vital Capacity

             Forced Expiratory Volume (1 second)

             FEV₁-to-FVC Ratio

Resting Metabolic Rate

Physical Activity Assessment

            Pedometer Measured Activity Profile

            Steps/Week

            Minutes in Moderate or above Intensity

            Accelerometer Measured Activity Profile

            Steps/Week

            Minutes of Inactivity

            Minutes in Light Intensity

            Minutes in Moderate Intensity

            Minutes in Vigorous Intensity

Maximal Exercise Testing

            Measured Maximal Oxygen Consumption (VO_2max)

            Measured Ventilatory Threshold