According to the Baltimore Sun, there is no doubt that “silver is the new green for the fitness industry.” An increasing number of people are working, and working out, to prevent a decline in mental and physical health as they age. The Sun puts it this way: “As the Woodstock generation rocks into their 60s, they are revolutionizing yet another aspect of society, the gym. Looking to maintain a healthy quality of life, members more than 55-years-old joined gyms over the past 15 years at double the rate of the 35 to 54 age group. Fitness centers looking to capture this lucrative older market are springing up all over the country.”

Currently these silver-friendly gyms are offering a more peaceful and less competitive environment, low impact equipment for cardio workouts and classes (as well as personal trainers) suited to older bodies. Some leading gyms are offering technology for improving brain skills. This type of service responds to the growing urgency of people trying to avoid Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia as they age.

Overall, we can expect to see more fitness centers catering to aging baby boomers and more of these centers offering health solutions that extend far beyond exercise. Eng3′s Activated Air is an ideal fit for these fitness centers.

Oxidative Stress and Diabetes

According to National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC), Diabetes affects 23.6 million people-7.8 percent of the population- in the US. Like many other conditions, such as cardiovascular disease, the risk for developing type 2 diabetes increases with age and is most often diagnosed after the age of 45.

Many scientific disciplines, like biophysics and cell-biology, are involved in research and many publications about the disease are available and ongoing research will add. The knowledge about the mechanism of oxidative stress and diabetes is part of many biological researches. More in this article.

THE SOURCES AND THE TARGETS OF OXIDATIVE STRESS IN THE ETIOLOGY OF DIABETIC COMPLICATIONS Maria Mohora and her co-authors explain the relationship between oxidative stress and its medical implementation in form of diabetes. In short, oxidative stress is caused by an imbalance between the production of reactive oxygen, often called free radicals, and the oxidative response. The oxidative response in biological systems is able to readily detoxify the reactive intermediates or easily repair the resulting oxidative damage. It’s the cell’s protection shield against oxidative stress.

A biophysical approach, without drugs or other artificial substances, enables a new technology designed to improve oxidative response. Improving oxidative response is the focus of Eng3 Corporation and, with Eng3′s technology. Professionals in clinics as well as home users are addressing health problems caused by oxidative stress. This drug-free approach is available in Medical Clinics, Medispas and Wellness Centers that usually offer 20-minutes sessions. Home users can benefit from daily applications with their own device.

Learn more about oxidative stress treatment at Eng3Corp.com or call 877.571.9206.

It is easy to incorporate Activated Air into a training regime . It can be done while you are using exercise equipment, like a treadmill, or during any activity where you can be comfortably connected to the device by the seven foot nasal cannula. During rigorous training, more time on the device is better. Using Activated Air for an hour before and an hour after strenuous workouts has worked well for a number Olympic athletes. It allows them to train harder, stay healthier and optimize their performance. Of course, most athletes or weekend warriors would use the device far less, ideally at least 20 minutes three or four times a week.

Check out the blog: Activated Air, Sports, Fitness, and Oxidative Stress to learn more about how Activated Air supports athletes.

In the area of sports and fitness, three areas are positively affected by Activated Air.

1) The intrinsic combustion in the mitochondria, the power plants of the cells, functions better. This results in increased energy production (ATP production).

2) The immune system is strengthened, as each cell produces an increased amount of its own protective enzymes, which neutralize aggressive free radicals. Oxidative stress is mainly responsible for a weak immune system, as the enormous consumption of oxygen automatically and physiologically produces a great number of free radicals.

3) The autonomic nervous system functions verifiable better as the main control and distribution center of all processes in the body after using Activated Air for 20 minutes. This means that internal and external stimuli of the autonomic nervous system are processed faster, more effectively and with fewer errors.

The Activated Air device can be a great help to athletes because it supports all sports and fitness activities. It permits more rigorous training, improves energy levels and most importantly it helps protect the athlete’s health from the damage of oxidative stress.

Several years ago Kelvin Davies of the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Albany Medical College, wrote an article entitled Oxidative stress: the paradox of aerobic life. This is an excellent discussion of oxidative stress and response. According to Davies, “The paradox of aerobic life, or the ‘Oxygen Paradox’, is that higher eukaryotic aerobic organisms cannot exist without oxygen, yet oxygen is inherently dangerous to their existence.” (more…)

Of course activated air is great for humans, but it is also very beneficial for our four legged friends. We have several owners who use the device with their pets. (more…)

Runners World Magazine, July 2008, contained an article in the Mind + Body section, called Natural Cures: Can alternative remedies offer runners a better route to pain relief? It’s no secret that while running can be great for fitness, it can also be very hard on the body, especially while training for high mileage events such as marathons and half marathons. Sore muscles and fatigue are part of training, but they don’t have to take you out of the game.

Runners World looked at a list of options including Acupuncture, Sports Medicine, Imagery, Herbal Remedies, and Chiropractic Treatment as methods to incorporate into training to help keep runners on the road to their next event, and to recover after crossing the finish line.

We think Eng3′s Activated Air technology should be on that list too. (more…)

The Nike Women’s Marathon, taking place this year on October 19, 2008 in San Francisco, CA sports many unique amenities for runners on the (more…)

Breathing Activated Air can improve the body’s use of oxygen, optimize cell metabolism, increase energy production, promote the body’s natural health processes, and improve physical fitness,  strength, and endurance. It’s no wonder it is used by athletes around the world! So what kind of athletes are using Activated Air? (more…)

Sleep Apnea (or Sleep Apnoea), a condition where people stop breathing for periods of 10 seconds or longer while sleeping, affects up to 18 million people in the US. Interference in breathing reduces the amount of oxygen in the blood. Eventually this lack of oxygen triggers the lungs to suck in air, causing gasping or snorting, and for the person to move to a lighter stage of sleep, or sometimes to wake up. (more…)

E-what? Exercise with Oxygen Therapy (EWOT) is gaining momentum as a way to improve athletic performance. It is also called Multistep Oxygen Therapy or Exercise with Oxygen Training. Regardless of the name, the idea is to inhale concentrated oxygen while exercising. Eng3 has a far different approach, which is to improve the oxygen utilization by the body. Instead of adding more oxygen, Eng3’s device actually increases oxygen uptake by the cells so it is great for athletes. (more…)