GlideCycle™ and GlideTrak™ Sports Performance Enhancement

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