Meter · 2 parameters
Lactate Express
The compact lactate meter with an app. Lactate and glucose from a small drop of capillary blood, analysed in the Lactate Express App.
- 10 s to the lactate reading
- 0.8 µL of blood
- 800 readings in memory
At a glance
Measure, transfer, analyse.
In use
For track, studio and lab.
Lactate Express is built for measuring where the training happens: outdoors at the track, in the studio at the ergometer or in the diagnostics room.
- Coaches and athletes determine the lactate value directly after the exercise stage.
- The stages of a test produce the lactate curve, and the curve produces thresholds and training zones.
- The memory holds 800 readings. Two AAA batteries last for around 1,000 measurements.
How it works
Six steps to the report.
Take out a test strip
Take a strip out of the container and close it again straight away. Do not touch the sensor head.
Insert the strip and draw in blood
Insert the strip and the device switches on. Hold the strip to the drop of blood; the blood is drawn in automatically.
Read the value
The lactate value appears after 10 seconds.
Eject the strip
The slider ejects the strip without you touching it.
Transfer the values to the app
The Lactate Express App retrieves the readings from the device via Bluetooth.
Create a report
The app shows the curve, thresholds and training zones and generates a report from them.
The app that goes with it
Your diagnostics in your pocket.
The Lactate Express App turns the stages of your test into an analysis for running, cycling and rowing.
- Transfer readings from the device via Bluetooth instead of typing them in.
- Choose a threshold model, for example Mader or Dickhuth.
- Read off your training zones and share the report as a PDF.
- iPhone, iPad and Mac keep the data in sync with each other.
Independently and scientifically validated
What the study says.
Researchers compared Lactate Express with a laboratory reference analyser and published the results in 2026 in the journal Biology Open. The paper is peer-reviewed and open access.
- Design: 35 participants in step tests, running and cycling, 231 pairs of values, blood from the earlobe.
- Result in the range from 1 to 4 mmol/L: good agreement with the laboratory analyser. This is the range in which the thresholds used to guide training lie.
- Result above 4 mmol/L: on average, Lactate Express showed lower values than the laboratory analyser.
- The authors’ recommendation: stay with the same device within a test series and do not mix values from a handheld device and a laboratory analyser.
Meixner B, Matzka M, Renner P, Achtzehn S, Sperlich B (2026): Validation of a novel handheld lactate analyzer reveals concentration-dependent bias compared with a laboratory reference device. Biology Open 15, bio062543. doi:10.1242/bio.062543
Technical data
Lactate Express in numbers.
- Measuring principle
- Electrochemical biosensor
- Parameters
- Lactate and glucose
- Lactate measuring range
- 0.5 to 28.0 mmol/L
- Glucose measuring range
- 0.6 to 33.3 mmol/L
- Sample
- Fresh capillary blood
- Sample volume
- 0.8 µL
- Measuring time
- 10 s (lactate), 5 s (glucose)
- Calibration
- Via the code chip in the box of test strips
- Memory
- 800 readings
- Display
- LCD
- Power supply
- 2 AAA batteries, around 1,000 measurements
- Data transfer
- Bluetooth
- Test strip ejection
- Via slider, without contact
- Dimensions and weight
- 107 × 54 × 23 mm, approx. 115 g with batteries
- Ambient conditions for lactate measurement
- 15 to 35 °C, 10 to 85% relative humidity
- In the box
- Meter, 2 AAA batteries, carrying case, manual, quick start guide
- Warranty
- 2 years (statutory warranty)
- Where to buy
- Authorised specialist retailers
Information as provided by the manufacturer and the user manual. Test strips and control solutions are available separately. The instructions for use enclosed with the device and test strips are authoritative. Readings do not replace a medical diagnosis. You can find the manual and quick start guide at lactate-express.de.
Where to buy
This is where you get Lactate Express.
The device and test strips are available exclusively from authorised specialist retailers. They will also advise you on getting started.
CardioZone
Tüssling, Germany
Online specialist retailer for Lactate Express, test strips and accessories.
View the device at CardioZone Test strips at CardioZoneGEMAR GmbH
Celle
Specialist retailer for performance diagnostics, with advice and seminars.
View the device at GEMARCLS Medizintechnik und Vertrieb
Krebeck
Specialist medical technology retailer with Lactate Express and test strips.
View the device at CLSreviwell
Völs, Tyrol
Multi Trade’s online shop for the starter kit, test strips and accessories.
View the starter kit at reviwellLinde Gas Schweiz AG
Dagmersellen
Lactate Express for customers in Switzerland, with advice and supply through Linde.
Visit the Linde websiteSNL Products
Burgstall, South Tyrol
Specialist retailer for health, exercise and sport, with the device and test strips.
View the device at SNLMEDshop.dk
Odense
Online shop for practice and clinic supplies, with starter kit, test strips and control solution.
View the starter kit at MEDshopOptima Performans
Istanbul
Specialist retailer for performance diagnostics in Türkiye, with the device, starter kit and test strips.
View the device at Optima PerformansBecome a dealer
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