Sports Performance & Recovery

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Why Top Athletes Choose HBOT

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is fully legal across all major competitive sports and complies with World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) regulations. It is classified as a recovery and regeneration modality.

That’s why HBOT has become a go-to recovery tool for elite performers. From professional footballers and endurance athletes to Olympic-level competitors, HBOT is seamlessly integrated into high-performance training programmes to support the body where it matters most.

Athletes use HBOT to:

⚡ Reduce recovery time between training sessions

🫁 Enhance oxygen delivery and cellular utilisation

🏃 Improve endurance, stamina, and aerobic efficiency

💪 Decrease inflammation, muscle soreness, and fatigue

The result? Faster recovery, higher training quality, and more consistent peak performance.

Key Performance & Recovery Benefits

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    Enhanced Oxygen Uptake & Endurance

    HBOT has been shown to increase VO₂max — the gold-standard measure of aerobic capacity — meaning athletes can use oxygen more efficiently during exertion.


    ➡️ Observed increases in VO₂max following repeated HBOT sessions vs placebo.

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    Improved Mitochondrial Function

    Studies report:

    ~17% increase in mitochondrial mass compared with decreases in controls.

    More mitochondria mean more ATP energy available for training and competition.

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    Reduced Perception of Fatigue

    In a double-blind trial with elite football players, HBOT lowered subjective fatigue scores post-match compared to placebo, indicating athletes feel better faster after intense exertion.

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    Inflammation & Tissue Repair

    HBOT can:

    Decrease muscle inflammation

    Promote angiogenesis (growth of new blood vessels)

    Boost collagen production — key for connective tissue repair
    These effects help reduce training-induced soreness and support healing from overuse injuries.

What the research says.

  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31683363/

    Findings: Rugby players with medical collateral ligament (MCL) injuries treated with HBOT returned to play significantly sooner than controls, with immediate pain relief and improved recovery outcomes.

  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31275980/

    Findings: Athletes undergoing HBOT for exercise-related muscle injuries showed faster reductions in muscle damage markers and enhanced tissue recovery, indicating HBOT’s role in speeding muscular repair.

  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11534614/

    Findings: A randomised controlled trial showed that athletes receiving HBOT reported significantly improved perceived recovery and reduced fatigue following competitive matches, supporting HBOT as an effective post-competition recovery tool.

  • https://sportsmedicine-open.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40798-021-00403-w

    Findings: Repeated HBOT sessions led to significant increases in VO2max, anaerobic threshold, and mitochondrial function, demonstrating measurable improvements in aerobic performance and energy production.

Typical Athletic Protocols

General guidelines (tailored per individual):

  • Weekly sessions for general maintenance or 2–5 sessions per week during heavy training cycles

  • 5–20 sessions for injury healing

  • 2–3 sessions following competition to bounce back quickly

Note: Benefits tend to be cumulative, meaning regular use shows greater performance gains.

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