Looking to fine-tune your training zones, optimise endurance performance, or better understand your aerobic efficiency? Our university’s CASES accredited Physiology Laboratory offers Lactate Threshold Testing combined with a VO₂ Max test, essential tools for endurance athletes seeking evidence-based training guidance. This assessment provides valuable insight into how your body responds to increasing exercise intensity, enabling targeted and personalised training strategies.
Why Book a Lactate Threshold Test?
What to Expect During Testing
Testing involves 6–8 stages of progressively intense exercise, typically on a treadmill, rower or cycle ergometer. At the end of each stage that typically consists of 3-5 minutes, a small capillary blood sample is taken (from your fingertip or earlobe) to measure lactate levels. Heart rate and oxygen uptake are also monitored throughout.
This submaximal test provides clear physiological markers to support your training prescription – particularly useful for endurance athletes aiming to train within specific zones.
Once the lactate threshold test is complete, the session concludes with a VO₂ Max test, taken to volitional exhaustion, providing a comprehensive evaluation of your cardiovascular and metabolic fitness.
By choosing the discounted option, you’ll be directly supporting our mission to provide students with valuable real-world experience in sport science practice.
Appointments are available for the public.
To book your Lactate Threshold Test or to find out more, please contact:
sportscience@marjon.ac.uk
Kieran Blundell (February, 2025)
‘’The students that helped during my test were professional, organised and well mannered. They were able to explain everything that was going to happen during the test to me as well as encouraging during the test itself. This made for a fun experience for myself and have no doubt I’ll revisit when the time is right for me.’’
Sarah Taylor (November, 2024)
‘’This was my first-time having lactate threshold testing performed. The team that carried out the testing, which included students, was done professionally and accurately. The instructions were clear, and the outcomes met all my needs for training purposes. The team were friendly and very encouraging throughout my testing, I will certainly return for repeat testing.’’
Rob Lee (May, 2023)
‘’Chris and his team have been a key component for me rebuilding my fitness after several years away from serious competition, raising a young family, building my business and coming back from a serious injury. The testing, and advice they have given me following each test, has helped to steer my lifestyle and training decisions in the right direction, moving me towards both better health and improved performance on the bike.’’
Tara Grosvenor (April, 2023)
‘’I worked with Chris and his team at Marjons over the past year while training and racing as a Full Time Professional Long Course Triathlete. The team has been invaluable in helping me to understand my physiology better to guide my training approach to improve my performance. The team worked closely with my coach and I to structure tests collaboratively to understand the specific metrics we were looking for. I hope to continue working with the team as I now transition into semi-Elite Ultra Distance Running. I will do this having returned to Full-Time Employment, therefore utilising training and recovery hours effectively will become vital to seeing continued performance improvements.’’