Health Testing Program Available to CofC Faculty, Staff
The School of Health Sciences is offering its Fitness and Community Health Testing (FaCHT) program to all faculty and staff members.
Just in time to help achieve New Year’s resolutions aimed at better fitness and overall health, the College of Charleston School of Health Sciences is offering its Fitness and Community Health Testing (FaCHT) program to all faculty and staff members.
The program officially launched last month.
The FaCHT program will offer VO2 max testing, the gold standard testing for heart and lung health and oxygen utilization, which health experts agree is the strongest predictor of longevity. DXA scan data, which shows the amount of fat and non-fat mass on the body, can be bundled with the VO2 max results for a better overall picture of health. This can be especially useful as people age.
FaCHT will assess cardiovascular fitness, body composition, metabolic rate, muscular fitness and more for those who are using weight loss drugs, receiving hormone therapy or looking to better understand their fitness levels. The program will not diagnose or treat health conditions.
“Tracking body composition and cardiovascular fitness gives us a comprehensive picture of an individual’s overall state of health,” says Chris Reader, FaCHT program coordinator in the Department of Applied Exercise Science. This, he adds, “can be helpful to provide to their physicians to diagnose and treat health concerns.”
Interested faculty and staff members can visit the College of Charleston MarketPlace Fitness and Community Health Testing page to learn more about the types of tests offered and to sign up.
