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Videos: Respiration in exercise, fitness tests and power output in sprinting

Watch these YouTube videos to find out more about how we test physiological performance.

Fitness tests This video, by Tom Warrender of Classroom Medics, examines body fat and VO2 max tests.
Power output in sprinting

This video, also produced by Classroom Medics, shows how to calculate anaerobic power output from a short sprinting test that is easy to do in school. 
Respiration in exercise

This video, produced by the Physiological Society in collaboration with sports physiologists at the University of Essex, explains how research data obtained in the lab can influence athletes' training and improve their performance.
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