Question 1

What is the anomalie sweat test?

Accepted Answer

A wearable biosensor reads your sweat while you train, so instead of a general hydration rule you get your own numbers: how much fluid you lose per hour, and how much sodium is in that fluid. Those two figures become a hydration plan you can apply to any session, in any sport.

Nothing is posted to a lab. The sensor measures on your arm, during a normal workout.

Question 2

How does the test work?

Accepted Answer

1. The studio team sets up your session and snaps the sensor onto a fresh single-use patch.
2. The patch goes on your upper arm, logo upright, so sweat runs through the channel on the back of it correctly.
3. You train as planned. The sensor measures fluid and electrolyte loss in real time.
4. Afterwards, leave the sensor on the patch for a couple of minutes, then peel the patch off and hand the sensor back to the team.
5. Your results appear in your anomalie account, turned into a personal hydration plan.

Question 3

Do I need an appointment?

Accepted Answer

No. Walk in during the studio's opening hours and the team will set you up.

Some studios run the test alongside a specific class. If yours does, it's noted on that studio's booking page.

Question 4

How do I prepare?

Accepted Answer

Nothing special. Don't fast, don't skip your usual drink, don't change your routine. Train the session you had planned, at the intensity you had planned.

The more ordinary the session, the more useful your numbers are, because they describe how you actually train.

Question 5

How long does it take?

Accepted Answer

The measurement runs during your regular workout, so it costs you no extra time. A class is usually 45 to 60 minutes, which is comfortably enough to build your profile.

Setting up at the counter and handing the sensor back afterwards takes a couple of minutes either side.

Question 6

When do I get my results?

Accepted Answer

Your fluid and electrolyte loss is measured live during the session. The finished profile — sweat rate, sweat sodium and your hydration plan — lands in your anomalie account later the same day, and we email you when it's ready.

Question 7

How often should I test?

Accepted Answer

Every four to six months. Sweat sodium stays fairly stable, but sweat rate moves with fitness, heat and training load, so a test each season keeps your plan current.

Testing again in very different conditions — high summer, or a much harder session — also tightens the ranges in your plan.

Question 8

Can I train, use the sauna or eat normally afterwards?

Accepted Answer

Yes, all of it. The test takes nothing out of you and puts nothing into you — the sensor only reads sweat you were producing anyway. Carry on with your day as normal.

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