Performance Testing

As a center of excellence for human performance and related research, the Human Performance Laboratory will promote health and wellness to the Stanford Community by offering exclusive health and fitness screening and testing services. The Human Performance Lab will also work closely with the Physical Education, Recreation and Wellness program at Stanford, providing advice in areas of fitness testing, sport science, and sports medicine.
Services available include:

  1. Physiology testing: VO2 max, lactate threshold, power/anaerobic tests
  2. Executive Physicals Fitness Assessment (including above tests, EKG, echo, and DXA)
  3. Two-dimensional and 3D Gait Analysis
  4. Two-dimensional and 3D Sports-specific Technique Analysis (e.g. tennis serve or golf swing)
  5. DXA imaging for body composition
  6. DXA imaging for bone mineral density and fracture risk
  7. Sport science, fitness and sports nutrition consulting

To obtain more information about a test or to schedule an appointment, please contact the Human Performance Lab at or (650) 724-6272.