George Mason University's SMART Lab – already established as one of the most sophisticated performance and fitness testing centers in the country – is now offering its facilities and services to the public. The SMART Lab is conveniently located on the second floor of the Freedom Aquatic and Fitness Center. As a  patron of the Freedom Center, you qualify for the same reduced rates as university faculty and staff!

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George Mason University’s SMART Lab (Sports Medicine Assessment Research & Testing Lab) now offers performance and fitness testing to the public.

Whether your goals is to lose weight, improve your athletic performance, reduce risk of injury, assess your health, or track your fitness, the SMART Lab has the state-of-the-art equipment and services you need:

  • Maximize training potential
  • Improve your results
  • Measure your body composition
  • Pinpoint causes of running pain

Assessment services available at the Freedom Center benefits almost everyone: highly trained athletes, weekend athletes, youth, older adults, or those just getting started on an exercise plan.

Exercise enthusiasts of all ages and abilities have access to the kind of state-of-the-art injury assessment and prevention services previously available only to elite athletes and researchers.

Whether your goal is to lose weight, improve your athletic performance, reduce your risk of injury, assess your health, or track your fitness, the SMART Lab has the services you need:

  • 3-D Gait Analysis – to assess your biomechanics
  • Bod Pod – the gold standard in measuring body composition
  • Skinfold Analysis – a popular way to measure body composition
  • Vo2max  Endurance Test – the best measure of cardiovascular fitness

These performance and fitness testing services help you:

  • Maximize your training potential
  • Improve your results
  • Measure your body composition
  • Pinpoint causes of running pain

The Freedom Center is one of only three locations nationwide – and the only site in the Washington area – where you can obtain a 3-D Gait Analysis. Research has shown that a 3-D Gait assessment can help reduce hip, leg, and lower body injuries by more than 90 percent.

SMART Lab services are provided by appointment only – no walk-ins accepted. Appointments can be made online at http://smartlab.gmu.edu/go.

For more information or to reserve a spot online, contact us at [email protected] or call 703-993-7784.