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How it works
For generations, climbers and mountain athletes have trained high up where the air is thinner. Summit Session brings that idea down to sea level: you sit comfortably and breathe through guided intervals of altitude-style air, then everyday air, without ever leaving the lounge.
Your specialist fits a soft mask, checks in on how you're feeling and starts with a gentle first interval. The air feels a little lighter, much like stepping off a ski lift high in the mountains. You stay seated and breathe naturally the whole time.
Throughout the session, the system alternates between lower-oxygen air and normal air in a steady rhythm, like a short trip up the mountain and back down, again and again. Your specialist watches each interval and adjusts the pace so it feels right for you that day.
Because it's seated and low-impact, Summit Session is designed to sit alongside your runs, rides and gym days rather than replace them. Many members book it on lighter days, or in the weeks before a trip to the mountains.
After a focused Summit Session, members often head to the Reset Chair to downshift, or round out their visit with the Lumen Bed. It's an easy way to turn one session into a full Playground ritual.
When the last interval ends, the mask comes off and you're ready to get on with your day, with no downtime needed. Members often tell us they walk out feeling focused and quietly accomplished, like they've just come back from somewhere high and clear.
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Summit Session is our signature take on intermittent hypoxic training: a seated, guided breathing session. Through a soft mask, you move between intervals of thinner, altitude-style air and everyday air, inspired by the way mountain athletes have trained for generations.
We love it as a focused, low-impact way to bring the spirit of altitude training into a regular routine. It fits easily around a busy week and pairs well with the rest of the Playground.
Many members follow Summit Session with the Reset Chair to downshift, and enjoy the Lumen Bed later in the visit. Your specialist can help you build a pairing that suits your routine.
Every first visit starts with a conversation and a screening with one of our specialists, so we can understand your goals and tailor each session to you. If you have a heart, lung, or breathing condition, any other medical condition, or are pregnant, please check with your doctor before booking.
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