WEBINAR—Dynamic Metabolic Testing Insights in Elite Athletes and Tactical Performance

 

VO2 metabolic testing—how much oxygen the body consumes while exercising—gives professional athletes an accurate profile of their individual physiology and reveals areas for targeted performance gains. By understanding their unique efficiencies, energy use and recovery patterns, athletes can train with greater precision and purpose. Eva Piatriková, PhD, will highlight how emerging metabolic analysis technology helps exercise physiologists translate data into strategic fitness programs.

Mark Jones will introduce the current framework for assessing and researching cardiorespiratory fitness—one of the strongest predictors of long-term health and performance—in military settings. He will focus on portable metabolic technology and compare traditional laboratory cardiopulmonary exercise testing with field-based metabolic assessments. Jones will explain how VO2-related metrics connect to performance demands across the military. 

Speakers

Eva Piatriková, PhD
Exercise Physiologist and Performance Scientist, University of Bath, U.K.

Eva Piatriková, PhD, a Slovak-born exercise physiologist and performance scientist, completed her doctorate in applied physiology at the University of Bath in the U.K. Her doctoral work focused on bridging the gap between scientific testing and practical training prescription in swimming: notably validating the 3-minute all-out test and heart rate variability monitoring to individualize training programs.  Piatriková works in applied high-performance sport and the intersection of science, technology and coaching. 

Mark E. Jones
Project Officer and Health Education Manager, Armed Forces Wellness Center

Mark Edward Jones, a PhD candidate in health and human performance at Concordia University Chicago, is a health education manager, tactical performance specialist and exercise physiologist with extensive experience supporting military readiness across the Department of Defense. As a project officer and health education manager for the Armed Forces Wellness Center, he oversees multiple educational programs across Army and Navy locations and leads strategic initiatives in health promotion, outcomes evaluation and performance optimization.  Jones’ dissertation research focuses on breathwork intervention effects on heart-rate variability, heart-rate recovery, VO2 max and body composition in tactical athletes. 

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