Breathing Training for Athletes & Teams

Onsite respiratory muscle training for sports teams, coaches and athletes, with optional VO2 max testing and personalized training zones.

O2Max respiratory training session

Breathing Training, Delivered to Your Team

O2Max brings respiratory muscle training directly to your team, from youth programs to professional hockey. Over three days, coaches and athletes learn how breathing affects performance and practice techniques they can use right away in training and competition.

  • Delivered at your facility, on your schedule
  • Sessions for coaches and for athletes
  • Works on the ice, track, court, field or in the gym
  • Weekly guidelines coaches can keep using after we leave
O2Max respiratory training session

Program Overview

Three days of education and hands-on training, plus optional testing.

Day 1: Education & Practice

About 2.5 hours.

  • Coaches: building breathing training into your program
  • Athletes: classroom and hands-on training
  • Baseline spirometry and breath-hold (BOLT) checks

Day 2: Gym & Classroom

About 2.5 hours.

  • Breathing mechanics
  • CO₂ tolerance training
  • Breath-hold and interval drills
  • Progress checks

Day 3: On-Field Training

At your gym, track, rink or field.

  • CO₂ tolerance drills
  • High-intensity intervals with breathing control
  • Breathing techniques in sport-specific drills

Optional: Testing

Health assessments with VO2 max testing for athletes who want personalized training zones.

For Individual Athletes

Training on your own? The VO2 Max Optimization Program combines a full assessment, personalized zones and six months of breathing and aerobic training.

Why Teams Choose O2Max

Expert-led

Delivered by specialists in respiratory and metabolic training.

Customized

Tailored to your sport, level and schedule.

Hands-on

Techniques athletes can apply in their very next session.

Book Your Team’s Program

Contact us to plan an onsite breathing program for your team or group.