Ascension St. John’s Human Performance Lab helps people measure heart health and build fitness plans for the year ahead.

Tracking fitness data is key for assessing your health, designing the right training program for your goals, and gauging your progress throughout your training routine. When it comes to measuring ...

VO2max is a measure of cardiovascular fitness, and many watches and fitness trackers can estimate it for you. Here's what you ...

The Cardio-Pulmonary Rehabilitation Department provides outpatient services to patients recovering from heart and lung diseases. Our services include supervised exercise sessions, education, and ...

Did you know that traditional Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) can cost hundreds of dollars per session and often requires bulky equipment and hospital visits? For many runners, this makes ...

One of the strongest predictors of long-term mortality among patients undergoing a cardiac stress test is the need for a pharmacologic versus treadmill test, new data show. Moreover, although the risk ...

The Clinical Exercise Physiology Laboratory is dedicated to studying the physiological effects of physical activity to enhance human health and well-being. The lab conducts projects examining the ...