Durango Sports Lab

Understand your body. Train with confidence.

Durango Sports Lab helps athletes, active adults, and health-focused individuals make informed decisions through evidence-based testing, professional bike fitting, and simulated altitude training.

Located at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, DSL combines objective data with expert interpretation and practical guidance so you leave with a clear understanding of your results and how to apply them to your training, health, or performance goals.

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Services

Fitness and performance testing

Get objective insight into aerobic fitness, metabolism, training zones, body composition, and performance progress along with expert interpretation that helps you understand what the data means and how to use it.

Bike fitting

Improve comfort, efficiency, power transfer, and confidence on the bike with a professional Retül bike fit using dynamic motion capture and individualized biomechanical assessment.

Altitude training

Simulated altitude training gives individuals access to controlled altitude exposure for acclimatization, structured workouts, and performance development.

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Fitness and performance consultations

Ask questions about your training, recovery, fitness, or performance goals and get individualized guidance based on your context.

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Who is Durango Sports Lab for?

DSL serves competitive athletes, recreational runners and cyclists, endurance athletes, active adults, health-conscious individuals, coaches, and anyone who wants a clearer understanding of their fitness and health. You do not need to be an elite athlete to benefit from performance testing, bike fitting, or altitude training.

Student wearing a respiratory testing mask while riding a stationary bicycle during a performance evaluation in a sports science laboratory.

What you’ll walk away with

Depending on the service, you may receive testing reports, training zone recommendations, metabolic data, body composition results, Retül fit measurements, fueling considerations, and practical next steps.

More importantly, you'll leave with a better understanding of what those results mean for you. DSL focuses on helping individuals interpret data within the context of their goals, experience, lifestyle, and training so they can make informed decisions moving forward.

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Not sure where to start?

If you’re not sure which service is right for you, start with your goal. Tell us what you’re working toward, and we’ll help identify the best next step.