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Health and Wellbeing

If you are a team sport athlete, the following tests could be beneficial to assessing various elements of your performance. From fitness to biomechanics, the Human Performance Centre offers a wide range of testing, to find out more about individual tests, check out the information below.

Quick Find: Body Composition (4 items) | Cardiac Screening (3 items) | Lung Function (2 items) | Fitness (2 items) | Blood Measurements (5 items) | Energy Expenditure (2 items)

Body Composition

Bioelectrical Impedance

Bioelectrical Impedance

£20.00

Description

This test is a comprehensive measurement of your body composition.

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Skinfolds

Skinfolds

£60.00

Description

This body fat analysis involves using callipers to take measurements of body fat.

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Hydrostatic Weighing

Hydrostatic Weighing

£250.00

Description

Hydrostatic weighing is commonly known as “underwater weighing”. This method of measuring body composition uses the hydrodensitometry technique to accurately measure lean tissue which is denser than body fat tissue.

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Nutritional Consultation

Nutritional Consultation

£75.00

Description

Nutrition plays a significant part in optimising your health and fitness. A nutritional consultation involves recording and discussing your diet and is a platform for you to gain a greater understanding of how diet impacts on your body.

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Cardiac Screening

Resting 12 Lead ECG

Resting 12 Lead ECG

£45.00

Description

Performing a resting 12 lead ECG allows information on the electrical activity of the heart to be translated on to special ECG graph paper. Whilst some variations on the heart’s activity can be normal, undetected abnormal variations can be problematic particularly if an individual engages in the high-intensity activity.

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ECG Stress Test

ECG Stress Test

£85.00

Description

Supplementary to a resting ECG, an ECG stress test reports the electrical activity of the heart whilst under stress. The ECG is conducted whilst you exercise to around 85% of your maximum heart rate.

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Echocardiographic Assessment

Echocardiographic Assessment

£85.00

Description

An echocardiogram, or "echo", is a scan used to look at the heart and nearby blood vessels. It's a type of ultrasound scan, which means a small probe is used to send out high-frequency sound waves that create echoes when they bounce off different parts of the body.

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Lung Function

Resting Lung Function

Resting Lung Function

£50.00

Description

Lung function tests assess the health of the lungs and can also reveal the impact of sedentary lifestyles or smoking.

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Exercise-Induced Asthma Assessment

Exercise-Induced Asthma Assessment

£80.00

Description

Asthma is described as a reversible constriction of the airways. Some individuals exhibit this constriction following intensive exercise and this manifested as an impaired FEV1 (lung power).

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Fitness

VO2 Max

VO2 Max

£75.00

Description

An assessment of aerobic capacity, the total amount of oxygen that is consumed and supplied to the working muscles.

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Submaximal Incremental Test (4x4min)

Submaximal Incremental Test (4x4min)

£70.00

Description

This option provides an assessment of the above-described lactate threshold without completion of the VO2 max test or performing any maximal exercise.

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Blood Measurements

Blood Pressure

Blood Pressure

£10.00

Description

Blood pressure refers to the amount of pressure exerted on the walls of the arteries.

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Cholesterol

Cholesterol

£30.00

Description

Cholesterol is a fatty, waxy substance found in the blood. It is essential for certain cell and hormone functions, however, having excess low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol or ‘bad’ cholesterol, can leave deposits on the artery walls.

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Haemoglobin and Haematocrit

Haemoglobin and Haematocrit

£20.00

Description

Haemoglobin is within the red blood cells and is responsible for transporting oxygen around the body. Haematocrit is the measure of red blood cells within the total volume of blood.

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Fasting Blood Glucose

Fasting Blood Glucose

£20.00

Description

Blood glucose levels change throughout the day in response to food consumption and daily activity. Fasting blood glucose is an initial assessment of diabetes risk.

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Oral Glucose Tolerance Test

Oral Glucose Tolerance Test

£70.00

Description

Considered a more substantial indicator of diabetes than a finger-prick blood test alone, this test analyses if the body has difficulty metabolising the intake of carbohydrates/sugar.

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Energy Expenditure

7 Day Physical Activity Energy Expenditure with Actiheart

7 Day Physical Activity Energy Expenditure with Actiheart

£165.00

Description

Test Description: The Actiheart is a compact, chest-worn device that records heart rate and physical activity. This is fitted to electrodes on the chest, similar to an ECG.

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Resting Metabolic Rate

Resting Metabolic Rate

£50.00

Description

This is a measurement of the rate at which metabolic processes occur to support body tissues and break down fuel sources for energy.

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