Athlete Assessment

Testing: VO2 Max, Movement & Power, Body Composition

Athlete Assessment

Testing: VO2 Max, Movement & Power, Body Composition

Athlete Assessment

Testing: VO2 Max, Movement & Power, Body Composition

Athlete Performance Testing

How well do you really know your performance? Most athletes train hard, chase progress, and hope it's working — but without objective data, it's guesswork dressed up as intuition. The Ironstone Athlete Assessment replaces the guesswork with clarity.

In a private, one-to-one session at our Kettering Wellbeing Centre, our sports science team puts your body through a comprehensive battery of lab-grade testing — the same technology used by elite and professional athletes.

After your appointment you'll walk away with clear, objective metrics: not just numbers, but a genuine understanding of where you're strong, where you can improve, and how to benchmark progress going forward. Whether you're training for a specific goal or simply want to know where you stand, the Athlete Assessment gives you the data to train smarter, not just harder.

Book your Athlete Assessment and get clear performance data to train from.

Choose a time in the calendar below for your VO2 Max, Body Composition and VALD Movement & Power testing session.

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The Assessment

1 to 1 consultation with musculoskeletal physiotherapist

VO2 Max Testing

Cardiovascular Efficiency | Endurance Training

Your VO2 max — and the ventilatory thresholds either side of it — tell you exactly how efficiently your body converts oxygen into energy, and at what point that efficiency starts to break down. Knowing these numbers means you're no longer guessing at your training zones.

You'll know precisely which heart rate ranges build your aerobic base, which develop your threshold, and which are genuinely high-intensity work — so every session has a purpose, rather than defaulting to "somewhere in the middle." For anyone training for distance events, this is the difference between pacing a race on feel and pacing it on data that's actually yours.

VALD Movement & Power Assesssment

Max Strength | ROM | Muscle Asymmetry

Power output and left/right symmetry are two of the biggest predictors of both performance and injury risk — and both are almost impossible to judge by feel.

The VALD assessment measures how much force you produce, how quickly you produce it, and whether one side of your body is compensating for the other.

Catching a 15% asymmetry now, before it becomes pain, is far easier than rehabbing an injury later. And knowing your explosive power baseline gives you a genuine benchmark to chase — a number to beat next time, not just a subjective sense of "feeling stronger."

Power output and left/right symmetry are two of the biggest predictors of both performance and injury risk — and both are almost impossible to judge by feel.

The VALD assessment measures how much force you produce, how quickly you produce it, and whether one side of your body is compensating for the other.

Body Composition Scan

Body fat percentange | Lean Muscle Mass | Bone Bensity

A segmental InBody scan tells you how much of your body is muscle versus fat, how that's distributed left to right and upper to lower body, and how hydrated your tissue is.

That level of detail matters: it can reveal asymmetries between limbs that a scale would never catch, track whether a training block is actually building muscle or just shifting weight, and show whether fatigue or plateaus are linked to recovery and hydration rather than effort.

It turns "I think I'm getting fitter" into a number you can watch move in the right direction.

A segmental InBody scan tells you how much of your body is muscle versus fat, how that's distributed left to right and upper to lower body, and how hydrated your tissue is.

It turns "I think I'm getting fitter" into a number you can watch move in the right direction.

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This comprehensive 2-hour appointment covers all three tests — VO2 Max, Body Composition and VALD Movement & Power — alongside an initial consultation and health check with our team, so we understand your training history, goals and any areas of concern before we begin.

You'll leave with a complete, personalised performance report and time to talk through what the results mean for your training.

Select a time below to book your Athlete Assessment or email info@ironstonewellbeing.co.uk.

FAQ

Got Questions?

Here's the answers you'll need to know about sports massage and physiotherapy at Ironstone.

How long does the assessment take?

The full appointment takes approximately 2 hours, covering your initial consultation and health check, followed by all three tests: VO2 Max, Body Composition and VALD Movement & Power.

Do I need to prepare in any way beforehand?

What should I wear?

What order are the tests carried out in?

Will I be pushed to exhaustion on the bike test?

What will I receive after the test, and how often should I retest?

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