/ Assessment

VO2MAX
TEST

The test does not show your athletic shape. It shows your reserve — how many years you will stay independent.

Kyiv · downtown (Universytet metro)

VO₂max is maximal oxygen uptake. One of the strongest known predictors of lifespan and of independence in old age.

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VO₂max test4,000 UAH

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/ Assessment

/ 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.

Full preparation: 11 steps over three days →

/ What it looks like

Video coming soon

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

/ Why

WHAT IT GIVES YOU
IF YOU ARE NOT A RUNNER

For an athlete the test fine-tunes zones. For you it shows how much reserve you have — and how long you will stay independent.

VO₂max is not about sport. It is about how much oxygen your body can deliver to the muscles: when you carry bags up to the fourth floor, run for a bus or recover after an illness.

Athlete

Not an athlete

The main question

Athlete«Why is my result not improving»

Not an athlete«How much reserve do I have»

What the number shows

AthleteThe ceiling of your capacity and the edges of your heart-rate zones

Not an athleteThe functional age of your heart and lungs — regardless of what the scales say

What is done with it

AthleteThe training week is rebuilt around the thresholds

Not an athleteA movement plan is built from scratch, or the current one is corrected

The main benefit

AthleteFaster and safer over the distance

Not an athleteLonger without help from anyone: stairs, bags, travel, recovery after illness

When to repeat

AthleteIn 2–3 months, to see progress

Not an athleteOnce a year — like routine blood work

Four numbers that explain why this is worth measuring now rather than «some time later».

5–10% per decade

That is how much VO₂max is lost without regular load. It happens quietly: you simply notice that the stairs got longer and recovery after a cold got slower.

18 and 15

Millilitres of oxygen per kilogram per minute — the line below which everyday tasks become hard, for men and women respectively. On average people cross it at 80–85.

Five times

That is how much higher the mortality risk is for people with low fitness compared with high — in a study of 122,000 adults (JAMA, 2018). It is one of the strongest known predictors.

Plus ten years

That is how far regular aerobic work can push the same line back. Not about sport — about the age at which you stop carrying your own bags.

That is why we take everyone into MOVE STRONG, not only athletes. The test is a starting point: it does not treat anything and promises nothing — it shows where you begin.

/ 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

When the test is better postponed: if you have an acute condition, uncontrolled blood pressure or cardiac symptoms — see a doctor first. The test is maximal, and it has to be safe.

/ 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.

Physio Check-Up →PT consultation →

/ Team

Who will work with you

Real specialists with medical education — not “just massage”.

Valerii KutsaiRehabilitation and physical therapistAfter surgery, discs, neurology6 years+

recovery after injuries and surgery
recovery with disc protrusions and extrusions
rehabilitation after stroke and with multiple sclerosis
work with amputations and contractures
recovery after joint replacement

Mykyta ShutovRehabilitation and physical therapistKnee, posture, foot · FC Zorya5 years+

works with professional footballers: FC Zorya first team, previously Shakhtar academy
recovery after injuries, including ACL tears and meniscus damage
rehabilitation after surgery and joint replacement
conservative recovery for disc protrusions and extrusions
posture correction: scoliosis, kyphosis, lordosis
work with pregnant clients

Yaroslav HatsenkoRehabilitation and physical therapistBack and neck, preparing for surgery5 years+

recovery after injuries and surgery
work with chronic back and neck pain
rehabilitation after joint replacement
preparation for surgery
improving mobility and movement quality

Valeriia CherniiRehabilitation and physical therapistInjuries, arthrosis, chronic pain4 years+

trauma rehabilitation: injuries, fractures, dislocations, sprains
postoperative rehabilitation: orthopedic and neurosurgical procedures
neurological rehabilitation: neuropathies, stroke
orthopedic rehabilitation: arthrosis, arthritis, joint replacement

Tania HerasymivRehabilitation and physical therapistPostoperative recovery, prosthetics4 years+

postoperative recovery: neurosurgical and orthopedic procedures
amputations: preparation for a prosthesis and further rehabilitation
traumatology: fractures, dislocations, metal osteosynthesis
orthopedics: contractures, arthrosis, arthritis

/ Reviews

What people say about us

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“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.

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VO₂max test — UAH 4,000 · together with Physio Check-Up UAH 7,000

/ Questions and answers

Frequent questions

Is it hard?+

The last minutes are. But you can stop the test at any moment, and we are next to you the whole time.

Do I need to be in shape to come?+

No. The test measures what you have right now. A low result is nothing to be embarrassed about — it is a baseline.

What should I bring?+

Athletic clothes and sneakers. Best to eat an hour and a half to three hours before the test.

How often should I repeat it?+

Every six months — if you are working on endurance. Once a year — if you just want to keep an eye on it.

Is it safe after 50?+

With no contraindications — yes. But we always ask about your heart, blood pressure and medications before the test.

How long does it take?+

Up to 90 minutes including the conversation, preparation and the debrief. The treadmill part itself is shorter.

VO2MAXTEST

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