About SportGene

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From performance culture to practical genomics

I did not develop SportGene out of abstract curiosity. It came from years spent training in the gym, playing football, and enjoying long, demanding mountain bike rides, followed by the more honest questions that come with age. At 58, the goal is not fantasy. It is to keep performing well for as long as possible, protect what still works well, and slow the rate of decline rather than pretend time is standing still.

That is where the value of genetics became personal for me. I wanted to understand where my real strengths and weak points were, what needed more support, and which opportunities I might otherwise have missed altogether. The aim was not just to confirm assumptions, but to uncover the areas that needed more attention and the areas where adaptation might come more naturally than I expected.

The findings did exactly that. Despite years of heavy resistance training, my genetic profile pointed to a stronger endurance bias than I expected. That mattered because my wife and youngest son both enjoy running and had often encouraged me to join them. Seeing that endurance capacity was likely a genuine strength gave me the confidence to start, push through the early discomfort, and trust that my body could adapt in that direction.

The result was tangible: a ten-minute improvement in my 5K time in less than six months, despite not having run any real distance since school. That experience shaped SportGene from the start. I wanted to build something for people who want practical answers: where to lean in, where to be careful, and how to train with a clearer understanding of the body they actually have.