TrainingMask Fitness Benefits May Be Less Than Promised, Studies Say

Athletes who purchased a TrainingMask-brand fitness mask in California may be eligible to participate in a class action lawsuit investigation regarding the questionable benefits of this product.

These masks look much like gas masks and may be used in a gym or outdoor exercise setting. Allegedly, wearing a TrainingMask during exercise leads to health benefits including improved oxygen efficiency, better workout recovery time, and greater endurance.

However, numerous studies and fitness experts have questioned whether or not the TrainingMask is truly as beneficial as marketed.

Many of these types of products were marketed as providing a way for athletes to enhance their performance. But California TrainingMask purchasers may find that the promised TrainingMask benefits are questionable, given current research and reports. Since these products haven’t been on the market a long time, it’s not clear whether or not they live up to the benefits promised by the manufacturer. Little is known about whether or not they pose any risks to users, either.

As one of the newest trends in the fitness world, most people have probably either bought one of these masks or seen someone else at the gym using one. Those who invested money because of how the product was advertised, however, may be interested in learning about a growing group of purchasers who believe the marketing doesn’t match up with the mask’s performance.

TrainingMask May Not Be as Effective as Promised

While all states have laws in place to protect consumers from dangerous products or inappropriately marketed items, California has been a leader in consumer products law and has some of the strictest rules on the books. California purchasers may be eligible to participate in a class action lawsuit investigation looking into whether or not these products actually enhance aerobic capacity.

The TrainingMask purportedly simulates a high-altitude training environment. When athletes train at higher altitudes, the red blood cells carrying oxygen get an additional edge when the athlete later returns to compete at sea level. This is primarily beneficial for endurance athletes and the benefits are said to last for up to four weeks.

Manufacturers of altitude-simulating training masks claim that their products mimic altitude training by limiting the airflow available to the athlete while completing exercise. Many of these products include marketing materials that say that by strengthening respiratory muscles and creating hypoxemia, that the person using it can tap into better recovery time, enhanced endurance and increased stamina.

While elevation training masks do restrict the air flow available to the person exercising, researchers say this is not considered the same thing as breathing the thinner air at higher altitudes while working out.

Training masks studies in recent years, including one published in the Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, identified that there were many different performance variables that could be improved by the mask. However, the study found that improvements in inspiratory muscle strength, lung function or stimulated changes in various hemoglobin levels were not found in those using the masks.

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If you live in California and you own a TrainingMask® that you purchased within the last 3 years, you may qualify for this training mask class action lawsuit investigation.

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