Health and Performance Clinic

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Our Booking PolicyNOTICE: From 1st May 2025 our Treadmill & Cycling Fitness Assessments will be charged at £35 to cover the costs of consumables used, payable on arrival. When booking please read the details section regarding the service you are choosing.

Services

Health Assessment

1 hr·

Our student-led service offers general health testing in the Sport & Exercise Science facilities at Teesside University, Middlesbrough.

You will have the option to do have the following assessed:

1. Blood Pressure
2. Cholesterol & Blood Glucose (fingertip blood sample)
3. Body Composition
This assessment uses Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis to assess the levels of fat and skeletal muscle mass you have, both of which impact on your health status.

The assessment requires:

Your shoes and socks to be removed.
Your height & weight being measured.
Small electrodes to be attached to your fingers and ankles.

PLEASE NOTE: if you are PREGNANT or have PACEMAKER fitted we cannot perform this test for you. contact us for alternative an alternative assessment method

4. Cardio-respiratory Fitness
This requires you to undertake a 10 minute sub-maximal fitness assessment using an aerobic step. the results of the test will provide a measure of the condition of your cardiovascular system which is a key indication of your general physical health.

You will need:

Suitable clothing (trainers, sportswear)
To wear a chest strap heart rate monitor (we provide this)

We have a changing room/shower.

These tests will provide a estimate of your health status and your level risk of suffering several common diseases.

When booking, please add some information to the notes section if there is only a selection of tests you want to receive. Additionally, if there is another submaximal test you'd rather do, please state in the notes.

Treadmill Fitness Assessment

1 hr 30 mins·

Please note, from 1st May 2025 this assessment will be charged at £35, payable on arrival.
We are a student led service who sports performance tests in the Sport & Exercise Science facilities at Teesside University campus. The testing evaluates fitness status for popular endurance sports & provides the relevant results to help refine training for your sport.

This maximal exercise capacity assessment will measure:

Oxygen uptake (via online gas analysis) and
Blood lactate (capillary blood sampling)

This is in response to exercise of increasing difficulty. Testing is conducted on a treadmill and will provided you with the following measurements:

Peak oxygen uptake
Lactate Threshold & Lactate Turnpoint
Heart rate & RPE linked to running speed

These measures are then used to assess changes in fitness over time and to direct your training practices. please attend the clinic:

1. Well rested (no very difficult exercise in the 48 hr prior to your appointment).
2. With your usual running attire.

When booking, in the notes section please add information regarding:
- Recent Performances/5k Time
- Aims of the test for you.
- What you are training for?

Cycling Fitness assessment

1 hr 30 mins·

Please note, from 1st May 2025 this assessment will be charged at £35, payable on arrival.
We are a student led service who offer sports performance tests in the Sport & Exercise Science facilities at Teesside University campus. The testing will evaluate fitness status for popular endurance sports & provides the relevant results to help refine training for your sport.

This maximal exercise capacity assessment will measure:

Oxygen uptake (via online gas analysis)
Blood lactate (capillary blood sampling)

This is in response to exercise of increasing difficulty. Testing is conducted on bike and will provided you with the following measurements:

Peak oxygen uptake
Lactate Threshold & Lactate Turnpoint
Heart rate & RPE linked to power output

These measures are then used to assess changes in fitness over time and to direct your training practices. please attend the clinic:

1. Well rested (no very difficult exercise in the 48 hr prior to your appointment).
2. With your usual cycling attire (+ pedals for cycling test)

When booking, in the notes section please add information regarding:
- Recent Performances.
- Aims of the test for you.
- What you are training for?

About

Please note, from 1st May 2025, there will be a charge of £35 for any Treadmill & Cycling Fitness Assessments booked. This is to cover the costs of consumables used during the testing. The fee is payable on arrival.
We are a student led service who offer general health and sports performance tests in the Sport & Exercise Science facilities at Teesside University campus.

The clinic is held within the Olympia Building, on the first floor in Phys Lab 3 (OLY 1.08). If you are unsure where to go, speak to Reception within the Olympia Building and they will direct you.

You can choose from a health assessment, or a VO2max/threshold test in each clinic. If you require more than one service then please make more than one booking.

For all services you will need:
Suitable clothing (Shorts, trainers, sportswear, pedals/cleats)
To wear a chest strap heart rate monitor (we provide this)

We have a changing room/shower.

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115 reviews

Paddy Drage
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Very informative & happy to help. Good banter and a great experience
Gary Talbot
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Michael and the team were super helpful and enthusiastic
Liam Hooper
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The team completed a well organised and thorough health assessment.
Amir Ghabrial
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The health testing service at Teesside University was great, well-organized and informative. The staff were helpful, and the tests gave useful insights into my health. I highly recommend it!
John Parker
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Staff antd undergraduates were very friendly and knowledge. I am very grateful for the service they provide and being part of the undergraduates training.
They information and data obtained from the tests will personally help shape my health journey. Thank you for everyone's time today.
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Eugene
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Laura was so quick and knowledgeable! She explained every step of the way to make me understand what test am I taking without feeling lost.

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