The heart and the lung
Our actions & our advice

Cardiac
or respiratory
asthma
also affect
many athletes…

La mort subite du sportif, Ultra sports science, ultra-endurance, fondation

The two organs are interdependent. During ultra endurance we quickly change altitude Do we know that well ...?

The cardio-respiratory system is essential in sports. The adaptations of this system are complex, especially for ultra-endurance exercises in extreme environmental conditions. How does in vivo man adapt to so many changes?

Ultra athletes seem to develop more atrial fibrillations than other sports subjects…

We fund medical studies
dedicated to this problem in sport
to better prevent & act.

Our medical research

Cardiorespiratory adaptation in ultra-trail events.

Study: The pulmonary consequences when participating in the UTMB or the Hong Kong 100 and the impact of electromagnetic field therapy by phases (PEMF)
Sport universe: Trail-running
Who: Prof. Bruce D. Johson & Glenn Stewart PhD
Partners: UTMB & Hong Kong 100
Donor companies: Mayo Clinic & Ultra Sports Science Foundation
Study in progress, started in 2019

Study MayoClinic (EN)

Review Study MayoClinic (EN)

Cardiorespiratory Implications of Ultra-marathon (EN)

Education / Our advice

Athletes & Coaches

Cardiorespiratory adaptation is complex in ultra endurance events. You have to accept significant variations from one training to another. The medication must really be adapted by professionals because you engage in environments that are sometimes very distant.