Booking your simulated altitude appointment online is very easy. Aim high, train high.
Rent a machine and experience the benefits of altitude training from the comfort of your home.
State of the art products combined with a unique level of service. The UK’s number one.
All our protocols are evidence based. Explore the benefits in our comprehensive research blog.
Booking your simulated altitude appointment online is very easy. Aim high, train high.
Rent a machine and experience the benefits of altitude training from the comfort of your home.
State of the art products combined with a unique level of service. The UK’s number one.
All our protocols are evidence based. Explore the benefits in our comprehensive research blog.
Booking your simulated altitude appointment online is very easy. Aim high, train high.
Rent a machine and experience the benefits of altitude training from the comfort of your home.
State of the art products combined with a unique level of service. The UK’s number one.
All our protocols are evidence based. Explore the benefits in our comprehensive research blog.
The UK’s number 1 altitude training specialist. In 2003 Director Richard Pullan set up The Altitude Centre which has become the leading company in its field. Our clients include Alistair Brownlee, England Football, Liverpool FC, Manchester City FC, UK Athletics, England and Lions Rugby and other national bodies covering the majority of sports.
What will be your challenge in 2016? Maybe your race schedule is planned out for the next 12 months, but if you're still looking for an event to inspire you, hit the ground running (or cycling) and get your training plan together. We’ve put together a list of key events taking place this year, with a brief to race prep from our Performance Specialists, Piers and Ellie. EVENT PREP - OUR GUIDE Using The Altitude Centre for race preparation, Performance Specialist Piers suggests a minimum of 4 weeks of altitude training, plus one week of tapering (also using the POD) in the lead up to the event. It is also important to keep up your sea level training, with longer sessions during the weekend. The focus for the interval sessions should be placed on the speed in which you're running at and how quickly your HR can recover during intervals of rest. If you’re using the chamber for a Solo session, focus on staying consistently at one pace / HR zone for longer durations. Focus on trying to cover a longer distance during the your session, and keeping your HR at 75-80%. The week of your race, using the POD will help you maintain those altitude gains, but without placing extra load on your joints and muscles. To find out more about training for specific events, give us a call on 020 7193 1626. 2016 EVENTS March North London Half Marathon - 20/3 April Paris Marathon- 3/4 Reading Half Marathon - 3/4 Brighton Marathon - 14/4 Boston Marathon - 18/4 London Marathon - 24/4 Paris Roubaix Challenge - 9/4 May Ironman 70.3 Provence France – 1/5 Ironman 70.3 Mallorca – 7/5 Hackney Half Marathon – 10/5 Ironman Lanzarote – 21/5 Ironman 70.3 Barcelona- 22/5 Ironman 70.3 St. Pölten Austria- 22/5 June Dragon Ride - 5/6 Ironman Nice, France – 5/6 Ironman 70.3 Switzerland – 5/6 Grand Fondo Milan San Remo - 5/6 Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire- 12/6 Ironman 70.3 Pescara, Italy – 12/6 Ironman 70.3 Luxembourg – 18/6 Ironman 70.3 Denmark – 19/6 Ironman Klagenfurt, Austria – 26/6 Ironman 70.3 Exmoor, UK- 26/6 July Marmotte - 2/07 Ironman 70.3 Norway – 3/7 Ironman European Championships Frankfurt Germany – 3/7 British 10km - 10/7 (provisional date) Ironman 70.3 Sweden – 10/7 Etape du Tour - 10/07 Ironman Bolton UK – 17/7 Ironman Zurich Switzerland – 24/7 Ironman Budapest Hungary – 30/7 Ironman The Netherlands- 31/7 Prudential RideLondon - Surrey Challenge - 31/07 August Ironman 70.3 Estonia – 6/8 Ironman 70.3 Poland – 7/8 Ironman 70.3 Dublin Ireland – TBC Ironman 70.3 European Championships, Germany 14/8 Ironman Sweden – 20/8 Ironman Denmark – 21/8 Ironman 70.3 Vichy France – 27/8 Ironman 70.3 Salzburg Austria 28/8 Ironman Vichy France – 28/8 September Ironman 70.3 Ruegen Germany – 11/9 Ironman 70.3 & Ironman Dorset UK – 11/9 Ironman 70.3 Denmark 11/9 Great North Run, UK- 11/9 Ironman Wales – 18/9 Ironman 70.3 Croatia – 18/9 Ironman Mallorca – 24/9 Ironman 70.3 Lanzarote 24/9 Berlin Marathon- 25/9 October Ironman Barcelona – 2/10 Chicago Marathon- 9/10 Ironman 70.3 Turkey – 23/10 Great South Run- 23/10 November New York Marathon- 6/11
2015 produced some great academic research into hypoxia. This year, we found out that altitude training may help suppress the hunger hormone ghrelin; that live-low, train-high is a useful training protocol for boxers (more on boxers later!) and that ventilatory training masks – that often pose as “altitude masks” – can actually be detrimental to athletic performance. 2016 is going to be an exciting year for The Altitude Centre and research, as we are in the study-development stage of two research projects with our research partner London South Bank University. We’ll let you know more when the study designs are confirmed, and let you know how you can get involved.
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR OPENING HOURS We are running a full schedule until the 18th December, when we will have the following reduced hours: 0800-1800 on 21st, 22nd & 23rd December. CLOSED 24th, 25th & 28th December. 0800-1800 on 29th & 30th December CLOSED 31st December 2015 and 1st January 2016 Our normal opening hours of 0700- 2100 resume on Monday 4th January. Start the year off high by booking in to our 7am class on the first day back! MALE CHANGING ROOM REFURBISHMENT To our male customers: The changing rooms are getting a makeover for 2016. For these renovations, the Men’s Changing Rooms will be closed between 21st December 2015 until we reopen as normal on the 4th January 2016. Sorry gentlemen, but that means no changing or showering facilities until we are back to normal operating hours on the 4th January 2016. But you will have more spacious changing rooms to look forward to! The female changing room will be fully functional over this period. Check out MindBody or The Altitude Centre app for specific class and session times available.
