COSMED USA

10/12/2026

Don't miss our sixth Health & Performance Collective meeting this Thursday, October 15th at 3:00 PM CT!

Dr. Ross Arena and Dr. Marco Meucci will moderate this 60-min dive deep into the Wasserman’s 9-Panel Plot and reviewing clinical case studies.

Specifically, we'll explore:
✅ Discussing panels 1, 4, 9 and synthesizing data across multiple panels.
✅ Analyzing abnormal CPET case studies.
✅ Integrating secondary clinical vital signs into the evaluation.

We'll continue our conversation from September 9th on the following topics:
✅Confirming Maximal Effort: interpret VO2max/peak for preoperative risk and as a longevity benchmark (Panel 2, 3, 8).
✅Identifying Cardiovascular Limitations: flattened or decreasing O2 pulse (Panel 2), and a VE/VCO2 Slope above 30 range.
✅Uncovering Ventilatory & Respiratory Constraints: reduced breathing reserve and impaired breathing mechanics (Panel 7).
✅Identifying Peripheral Muscular Limitations: early termination with no central cardiovascular and respiratory limitations (Panels 2, 5, 7).

Bring your questions, share your experiences, and learn alongside colleagues.

👉 Register here: https://buff.ly/CrIepbt

10/09/2026

Continuing our conversation series with Dr. Ilan Kedan! Losing weight isn't the whole story. 💪

While weight loss can help improve your VO₂ max, maintaining muscle is key throughout the process. Preserving lean mass through aerobic and resistance exercises can be the differentiator to boost your VO₂max, improve your daily functioning, and enhance your overall quality of life.

🎥 Watch the full episode: https://lnkd.in/drfzE7Kt

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10/07/2026

Resharing this great highlight from COSMED - The Metabolic Company! The K5 continues to set the standard for metabolic testing, combining field-tested ruggedness with unmatched versatility:

Every stroke counts. Every effort can be measured. In canoeing and kayaking, performance relies on the ability to sustain high-intensity effort while using energy efficiently. Understanding the physiological demands behind every stroke is key to smarter, more effective training.

With the COSMED K5, coaches and sports scientists can measure key metabolic parameters, including VO₂, ventilation, energy expenditure, and exercise intensity, directly during sport-specific activity.

The result? Real-world physiological insights to profile athletes, optimize training intensity, track adaptations, and fine-tune performance.

Measure the effort. Understand the response. Unlock performance.
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10/05/2026

🚨We are excited to kick off our new initiative with the ACSM Nutrition Interest Group! Don't miss our inaugural webinar delivered by Dr. Robert Anderson III. Details and registration link below 👇

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Exciting news!
In partnership with our friends at COSMED USA, we are thrilled to announce the start of our webinar series!

Robert Anderson III, a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will kick things off Friday, November 6th- see full description and bio below the registration link!

The webinar is open to the public, while active ACSM members are eligible for 1.0 ACSM continuing education credits (CECs).

Registration Link: https://lnkd.in/eyuDjZNp

Description:
Physical activity assessment as a vital sign has created an important opportunity to identify inactivity within routine clinical care. But identifying the problem does not necessarily tell clinicians what to prescribe next. In this session, Dr. Rob Anderson will examine how we can build on the physical activity vital sign by incorporating measures of cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength, and body composition to better inform individualized exercise prescription. The discussion will connect physical activity surveillance and clinical assessment with practical approaches to exercise prescription, referral, and follow-up, while considering the systems needed to make exercise a more routine component of clinical care.

Dr. Anderson’s Bio:
Robert E. Anderson III, PhD, is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research focuses on the intersection of nutrition, physical activity, and chronic disease prevention, with an emphasis on translating evidence into practical interventions across clinical and community settings. His work spans exercise and energy metabolism, Food is Medicine, and strategies for integrating physical activity and exercise into health care. Dr. Anderson also contributes to national physical activity research and practice efforts through the Physical Activity Alliance and National Physical Activity Plan and the Physical Activity Policy Research and Evaluation Network (PAPREN). He earned his PhD in Nutrition from UNC-Chapel Hill and his MS in Nutrition and Food Systems from the University of Kentucky.

10/02/2026

Looking forward to our sixth Health & Performance Collective meeting on Thursday, October 15th at 3:00 PM CT.

I am excited to continue our conversation from September 9th, expanding on the Wasserman’s 9-Panel Plot and reviewing case studies!

I'm thrilled to welcome Dr. Arena one more time as our guest speaker and subject matter expert!

We'll explore:
✅ Discussing panels 1, 4, 9 and synthesizing data across multiple panels.
✅ Analyzing abnormal CPET case studies.
✅ Integrating secondary clinical vital signs into the evaluation.

Bring your questions, share your experiences, and learn alongside colleagues.

👉 Register here: https://buff.ly/CrIepbt

09/30/2026

When Protective Gear Changes Physiology

Firefighter gear is built to protect; but under extreme heat stress, protection and physiology can collide.

How do next-generation moisture and heat barriers influence thermoregulation, cardiovascular strain, and metabolic workload during intense activity?

This is being investigated at State Beaver College of Health Sciences by Dr. Caroline Smith (co-PI), in collaboration with Dr. Bryan Ormond (PI, NC State), Dr. Emily Griffith (NC State), and Dr. Samantha DuBois (App State).

Using controlled work simulations and COSMED K5 wearable metabolic monitoring, the team is quantifying real-time physiological responses including core temperature, heart rate, ventilation, gas exchange, and sweat loss under heat stress conditions.

https://buff.ly/VEDOHfP

09/28/2026

🎙️ ASCM Webinar #9 Recap: The Scale & VO2max Estimate Trap🎙️

3 Key Takeaways from "Tracking Progress: Merging VO2max and Body Composition for Goal Setting". Unlock the real story behind client effort.

We explored why standard, single-metric tracking, like bathroom scales and submaximal smartwatch algorithms, often fail to capture true physiological adaptations over a 12-month training cycle.

Here are the key outcomes:

1. True Body Recomposition vs. Scale Weight (The "Chassis"): A stagnant bathroom scale doesn't mean a program failed. In Case 1, a net weight loss of just 0.3 kg masked a simultaneous loss of 2.11 kg in Fat Mass and a gain of 1.81 kg in functional Fat-Free Mass, shifting her body fat from 27.2% to 24.1%.

2. Measured VO2peak vs. Submaximal Estimations (The "Engine"): Wearables and submaximal extrapolations often miss severe-domain adaptations. While estimation models predicted zero change for Case 1 (36.0 vs. 36.3 mL/min/kg), direct CPET gas exchange proved her measured VO2peak surged by 22% (30.4 to 37.1 mL/min/kg) due to dramatically improved exercise tolerance.

3. Submaximal Threshold & Zone Expansion (The "Gears"): Looking beyond peak numbers reveals true endurance capacity. In Case 2, pushing the second ventilatory threshold (VT2) from 200 Watts to 250 Watts expanded his moderate-intensity training domain (Zone 2) from a 19-beat window to a 33-beat window, proving his engine became significantly more fatigue-resistant.

Use integrated diagnostic data to validate client progress, refine exercise prescriptions, and rescue client retention.

🎥 Missed the live session? Watch the full webinar recording here: https://buff.ly/0mekT15

09/25/2026

🚨 Kicking off our new initiative with the ACSM Aging Interest Group! Don't miss our inaugural webinar delivered by Dr. Jennifer Schrack. Details and registration link below 👇

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The inaugural ACSM AIG and COSMED webinar will be held on Tuesday, September 29th (2:00pm - 3:00pm Eastern)!

Join us for a lively discussion about energy expenditure, walking efficiency, and health outcomes in older adults, delivered by Dr. Jennifer Schrack — Professor & Director of the Center on Aging and Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

This will be the first of four webinars in 2026/27, with each event providing 0.5 ACSM continuing education credits (CECs). While these webinars are open to the public, only those with an active ACSM membership are eligible for CECs.

Register here: https://buff.ly/ntGfEE7

09/23/2026

The Scale is Lying to Your Clients

Why and how Merging VO₂max and Body Composition is the Future of Progress Tracking

We’ve all seen it: a client works consistently for a year, drops a belt size, and feels significantly stronger, but the bathroom scale barely moves and their smartwatch says their relative VO₂max is stuck.

On paper, it looks like a plateau. In reality, it’s a physiological transformation; and standard metrics are entirely missing the story.

Join me for our upcoming session: Tracking Progress: Merging VO₂max and Body Composition for Goal Setting.

In this webinar, we will break down real-world, 12-month client case studies using integrated data from BOD POD® plethysmography and OMNIA CPET software. We will shift the conversation away from basic weight loss and focus on actionable physiological markers:

✅ Structural Recomposition: How a stagnant scale weight can hide significant, simultaneous fat mass loss and fat-free mass accretion.

✅ Metabolic Flexibility: Tracking shifts in FatMax to prove a client has become a more efficient fat-oxidizing machine.

✅ Threshold Expansion: Mapping the rightward shift of ventilatory thresholds (VT1 and VT2) to demonstrate exactly how a client's moderate-intensity endurance zone has widened.

Learn how to translate complex metabolic and structural data into individualized, precision goal setting that proves your interventions are working.

🗓️ Date & Time: September 24th, 2026 | 🕒 3 - 4 PM CT | 🎓 1 ACSM CEC
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09/21/2026

Join COSMED’s Marco Meucci, PhD. for the webinar Tracking Progress: Merging VO₂max and Body Composition for Goal Setting.

Learn how to interpret and integrate VO₂max and body composition test results to guide exercise prescription and assess progress.

This session focuses on using objective physiological data to support individualized goal setting and ongoing refinement of fitness strategies.

📅 September 24th, 2026 | 🕒 3 - 4 PM CT | 🎓 1 ACSM CEC

Register here: https://buff.ly/0PEMFqB