Development of the MetFlex Index™: associations between cardiometabolic risk factors and fitness using a novel approach with blood lactate

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Authors

Daniel Dodd · Illinois Wesleyan University

Garett Griffith · Northwestern University

Abstract

The MetFlex Index™ is a novel exercise-based approach using blood lactate to characterize skeletal muscle metabolism and is associated with several cardiometabolic health indices.

Topics & Keywords

Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control Adipose Tissue and Metabolism

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Frontiers in Physiology

Volume 16, pp. 1546458-1546458

DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2025.1546458

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