A Resting Metabolic Rate test is designed to measure how many calories you are actually burning at rest. I can then factor in your activity level to give you a highly accurate calorie requirement each day. This is then the starting point for your journey.

A Resting Metabolic Rate test uses a method called Indirect Calorimetry. This means that it collects and measures your breath in order to measure how much oxygen is in it after you breathe out. The machine has sampled the air, so it knows how oxygen rich the air you are breathing in is, and by looking at the difference between oxygen in the air breathed in, and oxygen in the air breathed out, it can measure how much oxygen your body has absorbed from that breath. By adding these all up, it is able to see what your body is taking on at rest over time, and it converts this to a calorie figure.

Online you can often input your age, height, weight, and gender, and it gives you a Resting Metabolic Rate figure. This however, is not specific to you and is just a generalised number based on the average person of your stature. There are many things which affect your resting metabolic rate, such as dietary habits in the past, genetics and hormones. All these will change your metabolic rate, and so the averages don’t work for many people at all. You should get your resting metabolic rate measured if you feel like your metabolism is faster or slower than the average, and you’d like to know the definite numbers.

When you come in, I will ensure you are feeling relaxed and at ease with the process. You’ll be given a nose clip to ensure that all your breathing is through your mouth, and a breathing tube which you’ll have to breathe into normally for about 16 minutes. The test is super easy and not painful at all.

While taking the test we’ll encourage you to relax and rest as much as possible.

You should not have caffeine or food for at least 4 hours prior to taking the test. You should not have exercised the day of your test, as this will also increase your metabolism for several hours.

Indirect Calorimetry is considered the gold standard of measuring your Resting Metabolic Rate. We have various studies and reports showing that this method of testing is the most individualised and accurate method of measuring a persons resting calories.

What do you get at the end of the test?

At the end of your RMR test I will sit down with you to go over the results. I will provide you with detailed feedback notes including the printed results, including factoring in your activity to give an overall calorie maintenance value. I can then offer suitable deficit or surplus depending on your goals. You will also get a report showing you exactly how many calories you are burning at rest. This will give you accurate guidance on how many calories you should be eating in order to maintain weight or lose.

Here is an example printed report that the equipment provides:

HOW MUCH IS THE RMR AND/OR VO2 TEST?

RMR Test

£59

VO2 Test

£99

RMR & VO2 Test

£149

Second test is half price if purchased at the time of the first purchase (valid for 12 months)

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