Lab 1: Metabolism during Rest The purpose of this lab is to learn about indirect calorimetry by testing humans lying at rest. We also see how Resting Metabolic Rate is altered by diet and body composition. Last, we learn the techniques used in measuring gas exchange, in this case, the use of a tissot tank and gas analysis. The methods used are found in A Manual of Laboratory Experiments In Exercise Physiology for EXS 101L, pp.4…
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…fat at rest We see that carbohydrates are the main fuels that the body is burning during rest for both subjects, providing 70.8% for the male, and 60.8% for the female. In conclusion, we calculated the VO2 using units of ml/min/kg to find the relationship between VO2 and body size. We find that VO2 is more precisely related to the subject's lean body mass. Subject 1, the male, has a higher VO2 than subject 2, the female.