Human Performance

Motorsport competitors need to be comfortable, both physically and mentally, under the unique stresses that racing places on the body. Our motorsport fitness assessments are specifically designed to evaluate fitness components that are critical to optimal performance on track.

After an initial assessment has been completed, tailored interventions can be formulated to maximise subsequent improvements (see ‘Other Motorsport Services’ below). Repeat assessments then allow progress to be monitored and interventions updated to facilitate continued development.

Full-Day Motorsport Fitness Assessment £795
Our most comprehensive fitness assessment for motorsport competitors.

Includes:

• Full body composition analysis

• Sweat composition testing

• Posture & movement screen

• Cardiovascular fitness testing

• Hand-eye coordination & reactions testing

• Force plate maximal strength & power testing

• Strength endurance testing

• Motorsport-specific neck & grip strength testing

• 3-course gourmet lunch in the Porsche Restaurant

• Full debrief on test results

• Assessment report containing personalised endurance training zones, individual targets, and tailored recommendations for training

Half-Day Motorsport Fitness Assessment £449
A simpler testing battery designed for those just starting to prepare more thoroughly for performing on track. Includes assessments of body composition, cardiovascular endurance, hand-eye coordination, reactions, and strength.

Other Motorsport Services

• One-to-one, in-person strength & conditioning

• Online training support

• Nutrition coaching programmes

• Heat acclimation

• Sports massage / therapy

Since being founded in 2008, the Porsche Human Performance Team have amassed a wealth of experience in supporting competitors from the pinnacles of motorsport including Formula 1, Moto GP, WEC, WRC, Formula E, as well as junior and amateur competitors alike. We take pride in disseminating this experience through our practice to help our drivers and bikers reach their full potential on track.

Regardless of whether you are a professional athlete or recreational enthusiast, obtaining an in-depth understanding of your physiology is key to optimising endurance performance and the effectiveness of your training.

Endurance assessments at the Porsche Human Performance centre involve detailed physiological analyses of key performance variables to quantify your current endurance capacity, monitor progress, and inform your training to maximise improvements. These variables include:

• Body composition

• Aerobic and lactate thresholds

• Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max)

This data enables us to formulate bespoke training zones which you or your coach can then use to structure your subsequent training. Every assessment includes an electronic report and a full, in-person results debrief to explain how you can put science into practice.

We can cater for runners, cyclists, triathletes and rowers. Runners will be tested on a treadmill, cyclists on a Wattbike AtomX, and rowers on a Concept 2 erg.

We have a real passion for endurance sports and know what it takes to help you achieve your potential. Our staff have competed at an international level in triathlon, Xterra and adventure racing.

Endurance Assessments:

Single-Sport Assessment (cycling or running):
One-off test: £225
Test + re-test (two assessments, ideally separated by at least 8-12 weeks): £395

Multi-Sport Assessment (cycling + running):
One-off test: £349
Test + re-test: £649

Complementary Services:

Several other services, relevant to endurance athletes, can be completed alongside the endurance assessments outlined above. These include:

• Posture & movement screening £95 – conducted by our sports therapist, this assessment seeks to identify any limitations that might impair performance and training capacity, or increase your risk of injury. Recommendations can also be provided for how to correct any issues identified.

• Sweat composition assessment £125 – this provides a measure of your personal sweat sodium concentration to help formulate an individualised hydration plan for training and racing. More information on this assessment can be found here.

• Force plate strength and power testing £150 – provides a detailed insight into your maximal strength and explosive power capacity; traits that are often underappreciated by endurance athletes.

• Nutrition consultation £95 – this involves completing an online nutrition diary which is evaluated by one of our nutrition coaches prior to your consultation. The 90-minute consultation is then used to provide actionable feedback and pertinent education to help fine tune your day-to-day nutrition habits and devise specific strategies for training/racing.

“To eat is necessity, but to eat intelligently is both an art and a science”

Eating well is key to optimising health, body composition and performance. But what exactly is eating well, and how can you learn to eat well for the rest of your life?

8-Week Personalised Nutrition Coaching Programme £495

• Personal coaching course with the option to extend beyond 8 weeks

• Detailed start and end-point assessments including body composition analysis

• Online nutrition diary to monitor progress

• Weekly interaction with your nutrition coach to provide on-going education, review the previous week, and set targets for the week ahead

The team at Porsche Human Performance can teach you the art and the science of eating well; focusing on the acquisition of ten simple but highly effective habits that ensure you achieve your individual goals, including weight and body composition management, fat loss, building muscle, increasing energy levels, fuelling for sport and exercise, and improving health.

Porsche Human Performance offer a wide range of training support services to help you achieve your goal.

Our UKSCA-accredited coaches have several decades of combined experience in training professional athletes, recreational sporting enthusiasts, and individuals simply looking to improve their health.

We take a multi-disciplinary approach to developing training programmes, combining our team’s sport science, strength and conditioning, and sports therapy expertise. Together with a variety of in-person, remote and online coaching options, we are able to design and deliver training programmes to suit your goals and personal requirements.

Individual visits

90-min training session + body composition analysis £125
Half-day training £195
Full-day training £395

Packages

24 x 90-min training sessions (to be used within 12 months) £1500 (£62.50 per 90-min session)

Comprehensive online training programmes £150-250/month (depending on complexity; paid quarterly)

To find out more about our training support services, please contact the team on +44 (0) 01327 855 074 or php@porsche.co.uk.

Bespoke training camps with Porsche Human Performance offer the opportunity to fully immerse yourself in an environment deliberately designed to take your fitness to new heights.

Every camp is uniquely created to your individual needs. We can cater for single athletes or small groups, with camps located at the Porsche Human Performance Centre, other leading locations in the UK.

We offer individual camps or a series of camps scheduled over a set time period. These can be ideal for pre-season periods, mid-season breaks or in preparation for key competitions throughout the year.

Training camps will involve multiple sessions each day which can include, but are not limited to:

• Sport-specific strength and conditioning sessions (including neck and grip strength training for motorsport athletes)

• Endurance sessions

• Outdoor adventure sports

• Racket sports

• Flexibility and mobility sessions

• Sports massage and recovery sessions

To enquire about organising a training camp, please contact the team on +44 (0) 01327 855 074 or php@porsche.co.uk.

Sports therapy involves the assessment, diagnosis and rehabilitation of sports injuries to return athletes back to competitive sport. We also screen for posture and movement limitations that may increase the likelihood of musculoskeletal pain or injury in future.

Sports therapy services, delivered by sports therapists that are Members of The Society of Sports Therapists, include:

• Posture and movement screenings £95

• Initial injury assessment £95

• Sports massage therapy £50/h

• Dry needling £50

• Manual therapy treatments £300 for 4 treatments

• Rehabilitation and strength & conditioning programmes £300 for 4 sessions

Single Session £95
5 Sessions £395

As used by elite motorsport and endurance athletes, our heat acclimation chamber provides a proven method of improving your performance capacity in hot environments.

Heat acclimation training involves completing a series of prolonged (~60 minutes) exercise bouts in hot ambient temperatures (usually 35-40°C). Throughout each session, measurements of heart rate, subjective rating of perceived exertion (RPE) and core temperature are recorded every five minutes. These measurements are used to guide your exercise intensity and evaluate your progress across each session.

Adaptations to heat acclimation training are detailed in the table below, all of which ultimately improve exercise capacity in the heat:

Adaptation & Benefits

Core temperature:

• Lower core temperature at rest

• Lower core temperature during exercise

Sweating:

• Onset threshold reduced

• Greater sweat rate

• Reduced sweat electrolyte losses

Plasma volume:

• Blood plasma volume expansion (hypervolaemia)

• Increased total body water

Cardiovascular function:

• Reduced heart rate during exercise

• Increased stroke rate

• Cardiac output better sustained

Perceived exertion:

• Thermal comfort increased

• Subjective RPE lowered

Skeletal muscle metabolism:

• Improved muscle glycogen sparing

• Reduced lactate accumulation

• Lactate threshold / OBLA improved

Acquired thermal tolerance:

• Increased heat shock protein expression

Many of these adaptations occur with as little has five heat acclimation sessions. Without consistent heat exposure these adaptations can also be lost relatively quickly. Therefore, it is recommended that heat acclimation training be completed in the weeks leading up to competition in order to maximise the retention of any adaptations gained.

Whilst multiple (five or more) sessions are most effective for inducing lasting physiological improvements, single sessions can still be useful to provide a psychological appreciation for the impact of heat on performance, allow specific equipment and clothing to be trialled, and to refine hydration strategies (i.e., measure sweat rate and habitual fluid intake).

Sweat Composition Test £125

Human sweat sodium concentrations can vary substantially; ranging from as low as 250 mg/L to more than 2000 mg/L. During prolonged training sessions and competitive events, it is important to ensure fluids and electrolytes (especially sodium) lost through sweating are adequately replaced to support physical and mental performance.

Understanding your personal sweat rate and sweat sodium concentration is key to developing an individualised hydration plan, tailored to your physiological needs.

Developed by Precision Fuel & Hydration, our sweat composition tests involve artificially inducing a sweat sample from your forearm at rest, so there is no exercise required. Once collected, this sweat sample is then immediately analysed for its sodium concentration. This allows us to prescribe a personalised electrolyte replacement strategy (including specific electrolyte drinks) for you to implement during races and key training sessions.

Heat Chamber Sweat Rate Analysis £95

If you are preparing to compete in a hot environment, our heat chamber provides a valuable opportunity to calculate your sweat rate in conditions that mimic your race location. This can be combined with a sweat composition test to gain a thorough understanding of your fluid and electrolyte needs when racing in hot climates.

Wellness means feeling healthy, energised and vibrant.

On an individual level it increases your resistance to stress, improves focus and enables you to enjoy all aspects of your life including driving to the full.

Ultimate Wellness Check - £245

• Blood pressure check

• Blood glucose and cholesterol testing

• Body composition analysis

• Grip Strength

• Vision and reaction testing

• Posture and movement screening

• VO2max test (running/cycling)

• Consultation on Wellness Check results

Corporate Wellness

In the work place wellness leads to increased productivity, a more positive working environment, and financial savings by reducing health care costs and days lost to illness.

Please contact us for a competitive quote on corporate wellness services for your business or if you would like to know more about the benefits this can have.