VO₂max, CPET and Metabolic Testing in France

Find verified performance laboratories, university labs, VO₂max, CPET and metabolic testing facilities in France. Compare testing methods, sports and equipment.

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12Testing facilities in France
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Verified testing facilities in France

The Mera Atlas currently lists 12 verified facilities across 8 cities and regions in France. Select a card to open that facility on the Atlas map; public sources are reviewed as part of our verification process.

CAP Performance 46

Cézac / Cahors · France

Testing
VO₂max / CPET · Lactate · Performance testing
Equipment
VO2Master
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Centre de Médecine du Sport Lyon-Gerland · Le Parc

Villeurbanne · France

Testing
VO₂max / CPET · Spirometry · Hypoxia testing · Sports medical testing · Performance testing · Hypoxia/Altitude · ECG
Equipment
Treadmill · cycle ergometer · kayak ergometer · continuous ECG · spirometry / respiratory-gas analysis
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CHU de Bordeaux · Explorations Fonctionnelles Respiratoires

Bordeaux · France

Testing
VO₂max / CPET · Respiratory gas analysis · Clinical exercise testing · ECG
Equipment
Cycle ergometer · facial-mask gas analysis · continuous ECG · blood-pressure and oxygen-saturation monitoring
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CHU de Montpellier · Fédération de Médecine et Chirurgie du Sport

Montpellier · France

Testing
VO₂max / CPET · Lactate · Hypoxia testing · Sports medical testing · Hypoxia/Altitude
Equipment
Cycle ergometer · treadmill · respiratory gas analysis · hypoxia testing setup
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CREPS de Toulouse · Maison de la Performance Sportive

Toulouse · France

Testing
VO₂max exercise testing · Performance profiling · Sports medical testing
Equipment
Cycle ergometer · treadmill · VO₂ measurement system · Biodex and scientific performance-lab equipment
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EuroMov Digital Health in Motion · University of Montpellier

Montpellier · France

Testing
VO₂max / CPET · SmO₂ · Biomechanics · Neurophysiology
Equipment
COSMED metabolic cart · Train.Red · Artinis NIRS · EEG · Biodex · Magstim · Startim
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INSEP · Laboratoire Sport, Expertise et Performance (SEP)

Paris · France

Testing
VO₂ / gas-exchange exercise physiology · Lactate · Performance research
Equipment
COSMED Quark CPET documented in recent INSEP exercise-physiology work
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LE LAB · Paris

Paris · France

Testing
VO₂max / CPET · Lactate · Performance testing
Equipment
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Metabolic and performance testing methods

Use these methods to compare the services offered by laboratories in France.

VO₂max / CPET

Measures maximal oxygen uptake and the cardiovascular, respiratory and metabolic response during exercise.

Lactate

Uses blood lactate samples during an exercise protocol to identify intensity transitions and training zones.

SmO₂

Uses near-infrared spectroscopy to monitor local muscle oxygen saturation during exercise.

RMR

Measures resting oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production to estimate resting energy expenditure.

Sweat

Measures sweat rate and, where available, sodium or electrolyte concentration during exercise.

DEXA

A low-dose X-ray assessment of body composition and bone mineral density.

Hypoxia / Altitude

Assesses or trains physiological responses under reduced-oxygen or simulated-altitude conditions.

Blood gases

Measures oxygen, carbon dioxide, pH and related values in arterial or capillary blood.

BOD POD

Uses air-displacement plethysmography to estimate body composition.

FatMax

Identifies the exercise intensity associated with the highest measured fat-oxidation rate.

ECG

Records the electrical activity of the heart at rest or during exercise.

Wingate

A short maximal cycling test used to assess anaerobic power and fatigue.

Isokinetic

Measures muscle strength and balance at a controlled movement speed.

Heat chamber

Tests or trains athletes in controlled hot and humid environmental conditions.

How facilities are selected

Mera includes a facility in France only when a public source confirms VO₂max, CPET, lactate, gas analysis or another relevant physiological testing service. DEXA-only and imaging-only facilities are not included.

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