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dave mcginn From Monday's Globe and Mail Published Sunday, Mar. 18, 2012 4:00PM EDT

All winter long youve been hibernating in your cozy home and now, suddenly, the sun has returned. Those weeks and months of sitting on the couch, huddled under blankets, give way to the prospect for some, the horror of slipping on a pair of shorts. But dont let the warm weather worry you. Fitness experts have weighed in to solve your woes. This five-point plan will prepare you for spring exposure.

GET TESTED

Whether a high-performance athlete or regular mortal, every new client who walks through the doors of Peak Centre for Human Performance, a sports science centre in Ottawa, is advised to get a VO2 max test done. You should, too.

The test measures the total amount of oxygen you can take in and consume in one minute.

Thats going to tell us your bodys efficiency, says Elly DiCola, an exercise physiologist who runs Peak Centres lab. Why is that important to know?

The test lets fitness professionals prescribe exactly what exercise you should be doing for best results.

I can actually pinpoint for someone through the testing at what speed on the treadmill that they need to go to be optimally burning the most fat, Ms. DiCola says.

Knowing where you are will help get you where youre going.

BEWARE THE HARD CORE

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