FLOATATION AND ITS APPLICATIONS IN THE

SPORTS INDUSTRY

Floating maximises the benefits of fitness training and workouts. While

exercise stimulates muscle growth, the strengthening process itself occurs 30
to 40 hours after the work out. The deep relaxation achieved in the tank
improves circulation and accelerates the growth and regeneration of muscle
tissue.

Physical exercise can cause a build up of lactic acid, which is often

experienced as pain and cramp in the muscles, and has been linked with the
feelings of depression known as ‘ post - game letdown ‘ which can affect even
part - time joggers. Floating resets the body’s chemical and metabolic balance,
thus reducing the risk of over training.

Floating has been shown to loosen the muscles and give athletes a greater
degree of control over their nervous systems. This reduces the risk of injury
during training or competition. Even when injuries do occur, floating not only
accelerates the recovery process, but releases vast quantities of endorphins,
the body’s natural painkiller.

Modern training methods focus on helping the athlete to master the ‘inner
game’, to develop the perfect synchrony between mind, body and emotion
which is the hallmark of a champion. In the tank the athlete can attain the
level of concentration necessary for visualisation to have a quantifiable impact
on his or her performance. This is the hottest new development in sports
science.

The Escapepod is designed to accommodate in-tank video facilities. While

floating, the user enters a state of deep consciousness, thus becoming focussed
and incredibly receptive to external stimuli. Watching up to 1000 reps of ‘the
perfect performance’ programs the neuro-muscular system to replicate any
performance or procedure ‘learnt’ in tank.

The 3 leading American universities, Stanford, Yale and Harvard have all
conducted clinical trials, and results prove that 1 hour in the tank using the
visualisation system is superior to 10 hours of repetitive field practice.

Carl Lewis, arguably the greatest track athlete in history, used in-tank
visualisation extensively in his preparation for his gold medal-winning
performances at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. The Australian Institute of Sport has
been using the same process to train their Olympic squads since 1983.

After years of mediocrity, American Football team the Philadelphia Eagles

acquired a tank and went on to win the Super Bowl. Their baseball playing
neighbours the Phillies noticed the tank in their dressing room, many of the
players began floating and the team went on to win its first world series for
decades.
 JUST ONE HOUR IN A FLOAT
TANK CAN…….

REDUCE:
BLOOD PRESSURE • HEART RATE • MUSCLE TENSION • BACK PAIN
STRESS • JET LAG • INSOMNIA

IMPROVE:
CARDIO-VASCULAR EFFICIENCY • OXYGEN AND BLOOD SUPPLY (DILATES
VEINS, ARTERIES AND CAPILLARIES) • CONCENTRATION STRENGTH AND
SPAN • CREATIVE POWERS • SUPPLY OF NUTRIENTS TO EVERY CELL IN
THE BODY

STRENGTHEN:
IMMUNE SYSTEM • SELF-CONFIDENCE
GENERAL FEELING OF WELL BEING

ACCELERATE:
RECOVERY FROM EXERCISE, INJURY AND ILLNESS • LEARNING
THE CONQUEST OF SMOKING AND WEIGHT PROBLEMS

PROTECT AGAINST:
THE SYMPTOMS OF ASTHMA • ARTHRITIS • MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
ALL GASTRO-INTESTINAL AND CARDIO-VASCULAR DISORDERS
MIGRAINE • CHRONIC BACK PAIN
THE RISK OF HEART ATTACKS AND STROKES
 LITERATURE ON IMPROVED SPORTS
PERFORMANCE THROUGH FLOATATION

BAKER D.A. (1990). THE USE OF R.E.S.T. (RESTRICTED ENVIRONMENTAL

STIMULATION) IN THE ENHANCEMENT OF SPORTS PERFORMANCE
PP. 181-187. Toledo, Ohio: Medical College of Ohio Press

McALENEY P. & BARABASZ A. (1993). EFFECTS OF FLOATATION R.E.S.T.

AND VISUAL IMAGERY ON ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE
PP. 79-86 New York:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.

RICHARDSON S (1997) ENHANCING ROWING ERGOMETER PERFORMANCE

THROUGH FLOATATION R.E.S.T.
6TH INTERNATIONAL R.E.S.T. CONFERENCE. SAN FRANCISCO

STANLEY J., MAHONEY M &REPPERT S. (1982) FLOATATION R.E.S.T. AND

IMAGERY IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE:
BASKETBALL.
PP. 87-92. New York:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.

BOOKS OF INTEREST ON FLOATATION

RESTRICTED ENVIRONMENTAL STIMULATION: RESEARCH AND
COMMENTARY

ISBN: 0-944742-03-3

CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESTRICTED ENVIRONMENTAL

STIMULATION

ISBN: 0-387-97962-X
ISBN: 3-540-97962-X