Athletes
Performance & Recovery for Athletes
Athletes, in particular, can benefit the most from ozone therapy for both performance and recovery. According to Nathaniel Altman’s The Oxygen Prescription: The Miracle of Oxidative Therapies, ozone therapy can increase an athlete’s performance by boosting the oxygenation of tissues while escalating the body’s production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which will lead to speedy recovery from sports injuries and will yield more energy to be expended.
In addition, sore muscles can be prevented by ozone therapy after a strenuous activity. Ozone slows down the cells’ anaerobic fermentation and helps scale down the buildup of lactic acid.
Studies have shown that acclimating your body with heat during a sauna session, like the ozone steam sauna, “can induce physiological adaptations that can help increase the capacity for endurance, the capacity to build muscle mass and increase brain function.” It works by increasing blood flow to the muscles, thereby minimizing the reliance on the stored local glycogen during strenuous activities. Blood flow to the heart is also increased, which reduces strain during the same workload. In one study, male runners who engaged in an average of 12- to 30-minute sauna sessions twice a week immediately after an intense run, resulted in a 32 percent increase in the distance they could run before reaching the point of exhaustion.
Below Are Some Benefits Ozone Therapy Can Have On An Athlete
Increases
hormone production to optimum levels, eliminating need for artificial steroids.
Increases
Increases production of ATP, resulting in more energy and faster recovery.
Prevents
and treat colds and flu, and enhances immunity.
Oxidizes
lactic acid, helping prevent sore muscles
Reduces
swelling, bruising and pain from injuries, and speeds healing.
Delays
the onset of anaerobic fermentation of sugar in the cell, reducing lactic acid build-up
Eliminates
need for antibiotics, protecting intestinal flora.
Increases
tissue oxygenation.
How Ozone Sauna Therapy Speeds Up Healing
Many sports injuries involve strains and sprains that cause swelling and an accumulation of excess fluid in connective tissue. These natural reactions to injury compress blood vessels and restrict the vital flow of oxygen-carrying plasma and red blood cells to the injury site. Cells and tissues surrounding the injury site become starved of oxygen, which impedes the healing process. In extreme cases, cell and tissue death can occur.
Ozone therapy sauna soothes muscles and calms nerves. Once ozone dissociates within the body, it causes oxygenation of tissues at a cellular level. The single oxygen atom causes vasodilation, increasing the diameter of involved vessels and allowing greater circulation to the area. Therefore nutrients are delivered to the site of injury and inflammatory exudates are removed more rapidly. This single oxygen atom also oxidizes particles and endogenous chemicals that cause prolonged swelling and bruising.
Red blood cells are more malleable, thus giving them the ability to penetrate to the smallest of tissue structures, like fine capillaries. Life-giving oxygen is able to reach the site of injury so that cells can heal. Ozone accelerates regulation of the antioxidant system and protective cellular enzymes. Healing is significantly sped up, and athletes are able to return to their rigorous training schedules faster.
A typical sauna in conjunction with ozone therapy regulates the immune system, improves circulation and stimulates the mitochondria. An ozone steam sauna can also help with weight loss; it burns between 600 to 1,000 calories per 30-minute session. Furthermore, ozone therapy cleans arteries and veins, improves brain function and memory, purifies blood and lymph, and scavenges free radicals. Overall, ozone therapy is a very healthy oxygen treatment for everyone from the exercise enthusiast to the professional athlete.