FitLab Metabolic Services uses specialized medical equipment to determine how many calories an individual’s body burns both at rest (RMR) and while exercising (FitMAP). The purpose of these two tests is to (1) determine how many calories YOUR body needs per day to get all the fuel you need without storing any extra body fat and (2) to determine how many calories you burn per minute during exercise as well as pinpoint your most efficient heart rate(s) for training. Sound impossible? It’s not! Elite endurance athletes (like Lance Armstrong) have been doing it for at least a decade…and now we use the technology for Weight Loss and Sports Performance!

How does it work?  We’re able to gather this information by measuring your heart rate while we evaluate the mix of oxygen and carbon dioxide in your breath during rest and exercise conditions!

Where Do I test?  FitLab is located in Birmingham, AL and has multiple testing sites. We also regularly make trips to the Dallas Metroplex and other locations on a case-by-case basis.  Please contact us for more information about testing locations.  For an additional fee, you can have either or both assessments done in the comfort of your own home, if you have the proper equipment available.

Click here to download our brochure to learn more about FitLab’s Metabolic Assessments! 

FitLab uses specialized equipment to determine exactly how many calories you need per day (RMR) and how many calories you burn during exercise (FitMAP). Using this information, we design a program specific to your body and take the guess work out of working out!

Amy Walker, Certified Personal Trainer through Cooper Clinic of Dallas and the American Council on Exercise, is accepting Birmingham Personal Training clients as well as administering our FitLab assessments. For maximum results, it is always our recommendation that you get your assessments done to get the most out of your Personal Training sessions. Why work harder when you can work smarter?

Current offer: 2 FREE Personal Training sessions with the purchase of a Metabolic Package (RMR+FitMAP). Mention FITBHAM2011. Offer Expires September 1, 2011.

In addition to not knowing how many calories they should eat exactly, most people (unless they have done a Metabolic Assessment) don’t know how many calories they actually burn during exercise.   Commonly, individuals and exercise calculators factor the number of calories they’ve burned too high, causing an inaccurate picture of how much weight loss should be expected.  

Our company, FitLab Metabolic Services, uses specialized medical equipment to acquire this unique information for individuals and, based on that information, we design a program to help client’s meet their individual goals.  Our primary desire is to increase Cardiac (heart) health and decrease unhealthy body weight.  We have never claimed, nor will we ever claim, to be the fastest way to lose weight.  What we can claim, however, is an extremely high percentage of our clients who follow the program design are able to lose the weight and keep it off indefinitely.  FitLab doesn’t want our clients to continue the weight loss “roller coaster” for the long term…it’s just not healthy and it’s extremely defeating.    

Whether you ever contact FitLab Metabolic Services or not, there is one thing EVERY person who desires to lose weight should know:  1 lb of fat = 3500 calories. 

Formula to lose 1 lb per week:

3500 calories ÷ 7 days = 500 calories

↓ 250 calories consumed + ↑ 250 burned during exercise = 500 deficit per day

Basically, if over a 7 day period you can decrease your daily intake by 500 calories per day from either diet, exercise, or a combination of both, you could lose approximately 1 pound per week.  It may not seem like a lot but, conversely, if you eat 100 extra calories per day that your body can’t use, it can add up to almost 12 pounds per year.  Knowing your exact information is the only way to get this thing right and keep it off long term through diet and exercise!

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Success is never the result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire. – Arnold Glasow

Call 205-948-8751 today or email amy@fitlabinc.com for more information!

*Consults are 30 minutes or less