SportⒼenes
Genetic Testing for Sports Performance
Discover your athletic potential and how to optimize your training. Available in 🇵🇹 🇪🇸 🇬🇧
We all have an athletic profile that is better suited to certain sports or professions, helping to prevent injuries.
This test identifies your athletic genetic profile, revealing your physical potential, nutritional needs, and sensitivities related to sports. The recommendations can be used by you and your coach to optimise your training plan.
Do everything from the comfort of your home. No blood collection is needed, just a saliva sample.
The test analyzes more than 80 genetic variants across 70 genes.
Athletic Performance
Discover your potential and what type of exercise is best suited for you.
Explosive strength capacity
Endurance capacity
Strength-endurance capacity
Aerobic capacity (VO2 max)
Muscle gain
Injuries and recovery
Learn about your predisposition to injuries and muscle recovery capacity.
Injury propensity
Recovery needs
Sports Nutrition
Discover sensitivities and special micronutrient needs to optimize your performance.
Special need for iron, selenium, magnesium, calcium, zinc
Special need for folic acid and vitamin B12
Increased need for antioxidants
Caffeine sensitivity
Consultation*
Includes:
- Interpretation of genetic test results
- Sports counseling, recovery routines and injury prevention, adapted to your level of physical activity
- Recommendations for essential and additional supplements to prevent injuries or optimize performance
- Indication of future analyses for health monitoring
* Included only in SportGenes Advanced
SportⒼenes
Optimize your athletic performance and longevity
Who is this test for?
Adults
- Train healthily, not with injuries
- Recover more efficiently
- Tailor sports nutrition
Kids
- Identify sports activities best suited to your genetic profile
- Prevent injuries and build healthy routines
- Protect cardiovascular health from an early age (Children with a genetic predisposition to high homocysteine or B9/B12 vitamin deficiency benefit from preventive nutritional intervention, significantly reducing the risk of future cardiovascular problems. Other nutritional sensitivities (iron, magnesium, antioxidants) can affect energy, cognition and school performance)
- Ideal at 6-12 years old (before adolescence, when genetics still define sports trajectories), but relevant at any age.
Choose the option that suits you
Report
Consultation
Personalized Plan
Price
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€249
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€279
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€399
WHAT OTHER TESTS DON’T REVEAL
SportⒼenes offers comprehensive coverage and specialised data analysis focused on sports longevity.
+ 80 markers
Nutrition, metabolism, longevity insights
Integrative Plan*
Interpretation and proposal of Optima 7 by André Dourado
10 to 15 markers
Basic nutrition or metabolism
Report only
Step
Step 1
Order your test
No needles. Receive the kit, collect the saliva sample, and send it back. It's easy for you or others to do.
Step 2
Receive your report
Extensive report with all genes and interpretation of results. Genes do not change, so you will only need to take this test once in your lifetime.
Step 3
Consultation and Plan
Online consultation with a specialist to define strategies, nutrition, supplements and risk prevention, according to the check-up you purchased.
FAQ
Why does genetics matter in sports?
Genetics influence muscle strength, endurance, speed, recovery capacity, and predisposition to injuries or certain health risks. Knowing your genetic profile allows you to adapt training, nutrition, and recovery in a personalised way, maximising performance and reducing the risk of injuries.
How does it work?
- Order kit (delivered to your home)
- Collect saliva (5 min)
- Send sample (postage paid)
- Report and/or consultation after 10 working days for Portugal and Spain (If you live in another country, it may take longer)
- You must indicate your level of physical activity: beginner, intermediate, or advanced
What languages is SportGenes available in?
The SportGenes report is available in Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish, English, Italian and German.
The consultation is available in Portuguese, Spanish and English.
How to find out my physical activity level?
Level
Beginner
An individual who does not meet the criteria for the Advanced and Intermediate categories.
Intermediate
- An individual who performs at least 20 minutes of vigorous physical activity, at least 3 days a week.
- An individual who performs at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity or walking, at least 5 days a week.
- An individual who performs combined physical activity, i.e., very vigorous and/or moderate-intensity and/or walking, at least 5 days a week and who achieves at least 600 MET-minutes/week¹.
Advanced
- An individual who performs vigorous physical activity, at least 3 days a week and who achieves at least 1500 MET-minutes/week¹.
- An individual who performs combined physical activity, i.e., very vigorous and/or moderate-intensity and/or walking, every day of the week and who achieves at least 3000 MET-minutes/week¹.
1 . MET-minutes/week = MET level x minutes spent on an activity x number of events per week. The MET (Metabolic Equivalent Task), or resting metabolic rate, measures how much energy an activity consumes compared to the resting state. Generally, 1 MET = 1 Kcal/(kg x h). However, this measure depends on the individual's body composition, age, and health.
Do I need to diet before the test?
No. Genetic analysis is not affected by current diet.
Can the results change?
No, this test is done once in a lifetime. However, the test can be expanded to include new genes as scientific advancements are made.
Is this assessment scientifically sound?
Yes, this test is based on peer-reviewed studies.
Is the information confidential?
Yes, data is private with medical-grade encryption. GDPR privacy guaranteed.