Research and Education

 

GLIDECYCLE™ & GLIDETRACK™ SPORTS PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT & CROSS TRAINING

 

Stride Lengthening and Enhancement

  • Extended range of motion through hips and legs during the gliding phase of each stride

 

Maximal Speed Training

  • Unweighted running allows users achieve and sustain significantly higher speeds than regular running
  • No risky impact from downhill or band assisted speed training necessary
  • Unique pelvic suspension is more comfortable and less constricting than harness systems which improves the effectiveness of sustained, high speed training

 

Low Impact Power Training

  • Hill training: The GlideCycle™ targets the most powerful running muscle groups
  • Brake resistance: Can be added to develop power on level surfaces and simulate explosive starts
  • High knee running
  • Reciprocal bounding (as in long jump approach)
  • Double leg bounding
  • Single leg training

 

Competitive Edge

  • May be used to allow extra high intensity, high mileage and aerobic training days without soreness or risk of injury
  • Extra power and strength development, especially in the core and posterior muscles, from GlideCycle™ and GlideTrak™ training may carry over into an extra “kick” needed on hills and sustained bursts of speed.
  • Provides efficient, high intensity workouts including interval training

 

Conditioning for Large Athletes

  • Ideal for football linemen and other heavy or aging athletes
  • May be great tool for off-season weight loss or management and for building an endurance base prior to start of season
  • More comfortable on joints, promotes enhanced running motion and may prevent injuries or joint stress, especially in larger, predisposed athletes

 

Ideal Cross Trainer

  • The best form of cross training for all running sports
  • Allows aerobic conditioning and recovery workouts without the usual soreness, fatigue and eccentric tissue breakdown from standard training.
  • Removes repetitive and potentially damaging pounding forces on joints
  • Simulates the natural running motion more closely than any other mode of exercise
  • Simulates a natural running environment, both indoor and outdoor
  • Functional carry over to running and other sports activities is much greater than conditioning on a stationary bicycle, elliptical trainer or in a pool
  • Ideal cross trainer for bicyclists as it strengthens and elongates muscle groups neglected by the small, repetitive pedaling motion and provides a more complete body workout
  • Opportunity for more efficient workouts, especially higher aerobic zone workouts, than bicycling on the road