Measure Your Resting Metabolic Rate
Resting metabolic rate (RMR) is the number of calories your body burns at complete rest just to stay alive. Online calculators estimate it from age, sex, height, and weight — and can be off by hundreds of calories per day. Alpha 1 Performance Lab measures your RMR directly through breath-by-breath gas analysis, so your calorie targets reflect your actual metabolism, not a guess.
Population-based formulas like Mifflin-St Jeor and Harris-Benedict produce an average for someone your size. Direct RMR testing measures the oxygen you actually consume and the carbon dioxide you actually produce at rest. For weight loss, muscle gain, or breaking a plateau, the measured number removes the guesswork from your calorie targets.
Calories Burned at Rest
Your true daily resting energy expenditure in calories per day, measured directly.
Fuel Utilization
The proportion of fat versus carbohydrate your body burns at rest, informing nutrition strategy.
Accurate Calorie Targets
Set deficits or surpluses based on your metabolism instead of a population average.
What this service is
RMR testing is a breath-by-breath gas analysis that measures the calories your body burns at complete rest. It is measured directly using the PNOĒ metabolic analyzer rather than estimated from a population formula, so your calorie targets reflect your actual metabolism.
- Who it is for
- Anyone trying to lose weight or break a plateau, people who suspect a slow metabolism, and anyone who wants to know how many calories their body actually burns at rest.
- What it measures
- Resting metabolic rate (RMR) in calories per day and the fat-to-carbohydrate oxidation ratio at rest.
- How it works
- You relax in a reclined position for about 15 minutes wearing a light PNOĒ facemask. The analyzer measures the oxygen you consume and the carbon dioxide you produce at rest. The test is non-invasive and requires no exercise.
- How long it takes
- About 15 minutes
- Price
- $175 (RMR) · $299 (dual RMR + VO2 max + InBody bundle)
- Where it is available
- Administered in-club at Alpha 1 Performance Lab locations serving Rosemount and Lakeville, Dakota County, Minnesota.
- Who provides it
- Alpha 1 Performance Lab staff using the medical-grade PNOĒ metabolic analyzer, with results handed off to your Alpha 1 Personal Trainer for nutrition programming.
- Measured resting metabolic rate (RMR) in calories/day
- Fat vs. carbohydrate oxidation at rest
- Accurate calorie targets for weight loss or muscle gain
- Integrated nutrition roadmap
Frequently Asked Questions
An RMR (resting metabolic rate) test measures the number of calories your body burns at complete rest. Alpha 1 Performance Lab measures it directly through breath-by-breath gas analysis using the PNOĒ metabolic analyzer, rather than estimating it from a population formula based on age, sex, height, and weight.
Schedule Your RMR Test
Find out how many calories your body actually burns at rest and set targets that match your metabolism.