Metabolic Testing in Palo Alto-Silicon Valley
How many calories your body burns at rest, measured, and 3 clinics in Palo Alto-Silicon Valley that list it.
- Time
- Several minutes of quiet rest Usually in the morning
- What you do
- Breathe normally while resting Through a mouthpiece or under a hood
- You get
- Your resting calorie burn Often turned into nutrition targets
Resting metabolic rate testing measures how much energy your body uses at rest. You lie or sit quietly and breathe into a mouthpiece or under a hood while a machine reads the oxygen you take in and the carbon dioxide you breathe out.
A formula or a fitness tracker can only estimate this number, and estimates can be off for any one person. Clinics use the measured figure to set calorie and nutrition targets. It describes your body on the day of the test.
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Metabolic Testing: common questions
Which clinics in Palo Alto-Silicon Valley list resting metabolic rate testing?
3 in our Palo Alto-Silicon Valley guide: Biohackr Health, Palo Alto, PrimaryMD, San Mateo and Silicon Valley Sports Medicine.
How do I prepare?
Clinics usually ask you to come in without eating, without caffeine and without exercising beforehand, because all three raise the number. Follow the clinic’s own instructions.
Will my result change?
It can. It moves with changes in muscle, weight and activity, so some people retest after a change in training or diet.