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'io' - is the world leader in altitude simulation. The company has centers in the US, Australia and New Zealand, with expressions of interest from South Africa, Canada, UK and countries in the Middle East.

What is Altitude Simulation?

It\'s a simple and indisputable fact that oxygen is necessary to sustain a healthy life. Studies prove that a human being can live for days without water, and weeks without food, but can only last for about 5 minutes without oxygen. By becoming more efficient at using the oxygen we breathe, we can improve the body\'s performance. High Altitude Simulation is the replicated breathing of air with a controlled, measured and safe reduced oxygen content, resulting in an improvement in oxygen efficiency, general health, sport, fitness and well-being. Previously the domain of the elite sports person io now makes the advantages of altitude available to everyone from all walks of life opening up the huge potential for the product.

Benefits:

The benefits are well-documented with impressive research results available and further research underway into areas that io can offer benefits. Wide ranging health and lifestyle benefits are both anecdotal, from a growing number of happy clients and also from research completed or being carried out.

No matter what you do, no matter what your personal health and fitness levels, you will benefit from becoming more efficient at using oxygen.

Proven Benefits Include:

Life

• Increase energy levels and motivation
• Improve sleep and assistance with sleep disorders
• Reduce fatigue
• Increase mental ability
• Reduce stress levels

Health

• Boost immune system
• Improve lung function
• Improve mild to moderate asthma
• Reduce blood pressure and moderate hypertension
• Improve metabolism, assistance with weight loss

Sport

• Enhance recovery between training sessions
• Improve stamina, endurance and speed
• Maintenance of fitness during injury periods
• Greater breathing control
• Pre-acclimatisation to altitude and reduced risk of altitude sickness

An Exciting Opportunity:

io offers a turn key solution for entry into an exciting health, lifestyle and sporting business. io can be set up either as a stand alone business or operate inside another business like a gym, wellness centre, chiropractic/physiotherapy center or other businesses with similar target markets. The company is looking for enthusiastic business people with a passion for the health, wellness or sporting sector.

We offer a comprehensive package, which covers every pertinent aspect of opening and successfully running an io centre. We offer assistance in finding your location, perform the centre design and layout, do the fit out, as well as provide initial training and ongoing support. We supply all io centre merchandise, fixtures, equipment along with the team to open the centre, and we do it quickly and professionally. On top of this an account manager will be assigned to continue to work with you to help you drive people to your center and to market your business.

Training and Support:

Training is designed to ensure that each new owner is familiar with the many aspects of running their centre. This experience begins before and continues well after the opening of the center, training includes a full review of the comprehensive operations manual and related materials designed to aid you in operating your centre on a day-to-day basis.