KIT Health & Performance Lab
Understand your physical condition. Get inspiration for exercise and training.
In cooperation with AOK Baden-Württemberg, the IFSS is hosting the “KIT Health & Performance Lab” action week for KIT employees from November 16 to 20, 2026. The target is to provide you with personalized insights into your physical condition and to offer concrete ideas for incorporating more physical activity into your daily routine and for targeted training.
What is my body composition? How much energy does it need at rest? How is my endurance?
You can explore these questions during the action week. There are three packages to choose from, each with a different focus. Depending on the package you select, we’ll use scientifically validated methods to analyze your body composition, your resting energy requirements, or your endurance capacity.
Health
The Health Package combines bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) to assess body composition with a basal metabolic rate measurement.
Among other things, BIA provides information on the proportions of fat mass and fat-free mass. The resting metabolic rate measurement determines how much energy your body needs for basic bodily functions while at rest. This value is part of your daily energy requirement; exercise and other activities are added to this total.
This package is designed for employees who want to better understand their body composition and energy needs at rest.
Duration: approx. 1.5 hours
,
including a consultation
Fitness
In the Fitness package, we assess your endurance capacity using spiroergometry, including lactate measurement, on a treadmill or stationary bike.
During spiroergometry, your respiratory gases are analyzed while you’re exercising. Together with the lactate levels, the results provide information on how your body responds to different exercise intensities.
This package is designed for employees who want to assess their endurance capacity and tailor their training more effectively.
Duration: approx. 2 hours, including a consultation
Fitness & Health
The Fitness & Health package combines bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) with spiroergometry, including lactate measurement. This gives you insights into both your body composition and your endurance capacity.
This package is designed for employees who want to consider both divisions together. During the consultation, we’ll relate the results to your personal targets and discuss specific steps for exercise and training.
Duration: approx. 2 hours, including consultation
Personal Consultation
All packages include a 30-minute sports science consultation. We’ll explain your test results, provide a scientific interpretation of their significance, and discuss them in the context of your targets and your current exercise and training habits.
We’ll also explore which aspects can be influenced by exercise and training and what the next logical steps are for you. We’ll set aside plenty of time specifically for your questions.
“From Data to Action!” – Lecture and Panel Discussion
How does a measurement become a concrete recommendation for action? What role does physical fitness play in health? And what changes can be achieved through regular exercise and training?
On November 24, 2026, we invite participants of the KIT Health & Performance Lab as well as other interested individuals to the lecture and discussion series “From Data to Action!”
Guest speakers and staff from IFSS Performance Diagnostics will provide in-depth insights into the connections between exercise, health, and athletic performance. They will explain the significance of selected metrics and demonstrate how these can be used to inform training and daily life.
The discussion session that follows will provide an opportunity to ask questions, share experiences, and explore the topics in greater depth together.
Date:
November 24, 2026, 5:30–7:00 p
.m.
Location:
Upper Lecture Hall, Mechanical Engineering, Building 10.91, KIT
Registration and Information Session
A brief informational session
will take place online
on October 13 from 5:00 to 5:30 p.m.
About the
informational session
Registration for the Action Week opens immediately afterward on October 13 at 5:30 p.m.
and takes place via the SignMeUp
portal (registration requires a KIT account).
View the packages and dates on SignMeUp
Notes:
- Each person may book only one package for a selected date (“first come, first served”).
- The Health package can only be booked in the morning, as minimal physical activity is recommended for a representative basal metabolic rate measurement, and the measurement should ideally be taken on an empty stomach.
Test location:
Kriegsstraße 77, 76133 Karlsruhe
Contact for inquiries:
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