Athletes can reap many benefits from ozone therapy - both for performance and recovery.
It boosts the oxygenation of tissues, while also increasing the production of adenosine triphosphate, or ATP. This shortens recovery times from sports injuries and high intensity exercise and increases energy levels. It also assists with sore muscles and slows anaerobic fermentation which combats the building up of lactic acid in muscles.
Various studies have been conducted on the use of ozone technology for athletes, and results have shown that sessions can help increase an athlete's endurance, the capacity to build muscle, and even increase brain function. It also increases blood flow to the heart, which reduces the amount of strain your body takes during a workout.
One of the conducted studies showed that male runners who engaged on an average of 12- to 30- minute sessions twice a week (immediately after intense running sessions) experienced a 32% increase in the distance they could run before reaching the point of exhaustion.
Another case study showed that a group of athletes who underwent frequent sessions in between training increased their physical fitness by 53.7%, as opposed to the 11.55% of the group who did not.
Ozone Therapy is not a new addition to the sports world by any stretch. Many professional athletes, including Usain Bolt, Lance Armstrong, Christiano Ronaldo and Michael Phelps, all use ozone technology to naturally complement their exercise regimes.
So, What Are The Benefits?
Some of the benefits for athletes, bodybuilders and sportsmen and women using ozone therapy can include:
- Increased Tissue Oxygenation
- Higher levels of ATP, resulting in more energy and faster recovery
- Reduced lactic acid build-up
- Prevention of sore muscles
- Reduced swelling, bruising and pain, and faster healing
- Enhances immunity against viruses and bacteria
- Increases hormone production to optimum levels
