/ Assessment
VO2MAX
TEST
The test does not show your athletic shape. It shows your reserve — how many years you will stay independent.
VO₂max is maximal oxygen uptake. One of the strongest known predictors of lifespan and of independence in old age.
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/ How it works
What happens
during the test
01 · Preparation
A short conversation, a mask, a heart rate sensor. We explain what comes next — no surprises. You can stop at any moment.
02 · Load
You walk or run on the treadmill while the load increases gradually. We are next to you the whole time and see your numbers in real time.
03 · Maximum
The last minutes are hard — and they are exactly what gives you the number. The test stops when you say “enough”.
04 · Debrief
We show the result and explain what it means for you specifically: zones, thresholds and what to do to move the number up.
/ Preparation
How to prepare
for the test
The test is maximal, and small things really shift the number. These few rules are not about being strict — they are so you see your real result rather than an understated one.
2–3 days before
No hard training, intervals or races — your body should be fresh. Do not start a new diet, supplements or a new sport that week. Light activity at an easy pace, on the contrary, helps.
The day before
No alcohol — even a little ruins sleep, heart rate and hydration. Get a good night, ideally seven hours or more. Drink water as usual: no “cutting”, sauna or diuretics.
On test day
Eat an hour and a half to three hours before — something familiar with carbs, porridge with fruit works. Do not come hungry, and do not come after a heavy fatty meal.
Coffee and pre-workouts
Only if that is your daily habit. Trying them for the first time right before the test is a bad idea: you get tremor and an elevated heart rate, and the number comes out false.
And most importantly — come healthy. A cold, fever, heavy stress or a sleepless night will ruin the result more than everything else combined. In that case just reschedule, we will understand.
/ What it looks like
What you take
home with you
Your VO₂max and how it looks against your age and sex.
- your VO₂max number and where it sits on the scale for your age
- heart rate zones — so training stops being guesswork
- aerobic and anaerobic thresholds
- a direction to move in and what will give you the biggest gain
- a baseline to compare against in six months
- 6A Pyrohova St — a five-minute walk from Universytet metro
- Mon–Fri 08:00–20:00, Sat–Sun 09:00–18:00
/ Who needs it
Who should
take the test
- you run or are preparing for a race
- you have returned to training and want to train smart
- after 35 — to have a baseline
- you tire quickly and do not understand why
- you want to know whether you are actually in shape or just used to it
- you are planning to change your lifestyle and want to measure the result
- you want to lose weight — the test shows the pace at which your body burns fat best
/ The full picture
Together with
Physio Check-Up
VO₂max shows the engine, the check-up shows the mechanics. One without the other gives you half the picture.
One without the other gives you half the picture.
That is why we offer them as a pair — and that is how people usually take them. Test UAH 4,000, check-up UAH 3,000, together UAH 7,000.
Three different entry points — for different needs
VO₂max test — your endurance and health reserve. Physio Check-Up — a full check of the mechanics, when nothing hurts. PT consultation — when something hurts or gets in the way.
/ Team
Who will work with you
Real specialists with medical education — not “just massage”.
Dmytro KharchenkoRunning coach, VO₂max testingVO₂max and thresholds · Candidate Master of Sport in mountain running14 years+
Valerii KutsaiRecovery specialistAfter heavy load, back, stability6 years+
Mykyta ShutovRecovery specialistKnee, posture, foot · FC Zorya5 years+
Valeriia CherniiRecovery specialistInjuries, arthrosis, chronic pain4 years+
Tania HerasymivRecovery specialistRecovery after load, movement after injury4 years+
Denys SemerikRecovery specialistInjuries, training load, movement2 years+
Daryna PopovaRecovery specialistBack, shoulders, knees, postnatal recovery4 years+
/ Reviews
What people say about us
“I did the VO2max test and I am completely happy with the result and the process — and after the test I had plenty of parameters to work with.”
Anastasiia KokashynskaVO₂max test“I have done heart rate zone and VO2max testing at this lab twice already. Happy with the result, I will come again.”
Vitaliy Volodymyrovychheart rate zones“Friends recommended taking the VO2 Max test at the Dynamica lab.… It turned out that all the zones my Garmin was showing were wrong.”
Mykola Kizilova test for a runner
/ First step
Find out your
real reserve
One number that says more about your health than weight and blood pressure combined.
VO₂max test — UAH 4,000 · together with Physio Check-Up UAH 7,000
/ Questions and answers
Frequent questions
Is it hard?+
Do I need to be in shape to come?+
What should I bring?+
How often should I repeat it?+
Is it safe after 50?+
How long does it take?+
/ Who is responsible for this area
Reviewed by Valeriia Cherniiphysical therapistBogomolets National Medical University · injuries, arthrosis, chronic pain · BTL-Ukraine schoolSpecialist profile →23 September 2026