What exactly are we measuring?
Sweat and Hydration Analysis
When you exercise, you lose fluids and electrolytes. Furthermore, not every athlete starts a workout or competition equally well-hydrated. That’s why P2A objectively assesses both your sweat profile and your hydration status through a sweat and hydration analysis.
This way, you’ll have a better understanding of what your body needs to perform, recover, and prevent issues such as cramps or fatigue.
Know what you're losing. Fill in what you need.
What exactly do we measure with a sweat and hydration analysis?
Analysis using MX3 technology
At P2A, we use MX3, an innovative system that quickly and objectively tracks sweat and hydration data. The test helps you better understand how your body responds to exercise, heat, intensity, and prolonged exertion. As a result, athletes, coaches, and teams receive clear data on fluid balance, sodium loss, and hydration status.
The results aren’t simply presented as isolated numbers. Because numbers only become valuable when you understand them, we translate them into practical advice on hydration, nutrition, and recovery. In addition, we also offer sports nutrition products that can support you during training, competition, and recovery. We partner with Sanas for this and can provide advice on electrolytes, energy bars, and other nutrition products tailored to your needs.
Sweat analysis - MX3
Understanding Your Sodium Loss During Exercise
During a sweat test, you’ll exercise for about an hour while wearing a special patch. This patch collects sweat, allowing us to measure your sodium loss during exercise.
Based on that, you’ll receive personalized advice on hydration, electrolytes, and salt replacement. This is especially useful during long or intense workouts, in hot conditions, or if you experience recurring cramps.
What do we measure?
- sweat loss
- sodium loss
- Fluid requirements during exercise
- Advice on Electrolytes and Salt Replacement
This analysis is very useful for endurance athletes, team athletes, and athletes who frequently train at high intensity or in hot conditions. The test can also help you make more targeted adjustments in cases of cramps, fatigue, or a decline in performance.
Saliva test - MX3 Hydration Test
Check to see if you’re properly hydrated
With a hydration analysis, we use saliva to check whether an athlete is sufficiently hydrated before or after a workout or competition. This gives us a quick understanding of their fluid balance.
This analysis can be applied in practice to individual athletes, teams, and clubs. This allows you to respond more quickly to cramps, muscle fatigue, exhaustion, or a decline in performance.
What do we measure?
- hydration status
- Fluid balance before or after exercise
- potential impact on performance and recovery
- Points to Consider Regarding Drinking Habits
Everything You Need to Know About a Sweat and Hydration Analysis
Since both analyses provide different insights, we’ve clearly outlined below what we measure, how it can benefit you, and which formula best suits your goal.
What are we measuring?
At P2A, we distinguish between sweat analysis and hydration analysis. Both provide insight into fluid balance, but they measure different things.
Sweat AnalysisDuring an exercise session lasting about one hour, we collect sweat using a patch. This allows us to measure your sodium loss during exercise.
Hydration analysis
During a hydration analysis, we check via saliva whether an athlete is sufficiently hydrated before or after a training session or competition. This gives us quick insight into the hydration status.
Among other things, we’ll be looking at:
- sodium loss
- sweat profile
- hydration status
- Fluid balance before or after exercise
- Points to Consider Regarding Drinking and Replenishment
- possible link to cramps, fatigue, or decreased performance
What's in it for you?
Since every athlete sweats and hydrates differently, this analysis provides personalized insights. This helps you better understand what your body needs for training, competition, and recovery.
Among other things, you’ll get:
- Understanding Your Fluid and Sodium Loss
- Advice on hydration before, during, and after exercise
- Advice on Electrolytes and Salt Replacement
- greater awareness of hydration habits
- Practical tips for hot weather, intense workouts, or competitions
- support for symptoms such as cramps, fatigue, or a decline in performance
In addition, we can also provide advice on sports nutrition, if relevant. At P2A, we partner with Sanas for this purpose, including for electrolytes, energy bars, and other nutritional products.
How much does a test cost?
Sweat Analysis — €75.00
During an exercise session lasting about one hour, we collect sweat using a patch. We then assess your sodium loss and translate the results into practical advice.
Hydration Analysis — price upon request / depending on the setting
This analysis can be used for individual athletes, teams, or clubs. Because the approach may vary depending on the athlete or team, we’ll work with you to determine which option is the best fit.
Combining with Other Tests
You can also combine your sweat and hydration analysis with other P2A tests, such as an exercise test, a DEXA scan, or a strength analysis. This will give you a more complete picture of your physical profile.
Monitoring Hydration and Sweat in Your Sports Team
MX3 for sports teams and sports clubs
P2A is the European distributor of MX3, a technology used worldwide in professional sports settings. More than 150 professional sports teams also use MX3 to better monitor hydration.
For sports teams and clubs, MX3 offers a practical way to quickly check whether players are sufficiently hydrated before or after practice and games. In addition, sweat analysis can help provide a better understanding of athletes’ individual sodium loss.
This provides coaches, physical therapists, and medical staff with useful insights into fluid balance, electrolytes, cramps, fatigue, and recovery.
For teams, this means:
- conduct self-tests within the club
- Quick measurements before, during, or after training and competition
- Tracking all players via the app and dashboard
- Insight into hydration trends throughout the season
- Address cramps, fatigue, and recovery more effectively
- advice on electrolytes, hydration, and sports nutrition, if needed
Drink smarter. Perform better.
Ready for a personalized hydration strategy?
Do you want to know how much sodium you lose during exercise? Or do you want to make sure you’re properly hydrated before starting a workout or competition?
Our sweat and hydration analysis provides you with objective insights into your fluid balance, sodium loss, and hydration status. This allows you to replenish more effectively, recover better, and train or compete with greater confidence.
Since numbers are only valuable when you understand them, we translate the results into practical advice on hydration, electrolytes, and recovery.
