How Boost Help Athletes Train Consistently: From High School to Pro

Staying Healthy Is the Real Competitive Edge

For athletes, consistency drives progress.

Missed training time doesn’t just pause fitness—it disrupts development, builds setbacks, and extends return-to-play timelines. Across high school, collegiate, and professional levels, the athletes who improve most are often the ones who stay healthiest and continue training consistently.

Boost Treadmills are designed to support that consistency.

Why Athletes Break Down

Running is inherently repetitive and high-impact. With every stride, the body absorbs force that increases as mileage, intensity, and competition demands rise.

Over time, this can lead to:

Stress fractures
Tendon injuries
Shin splints and overuse fatigue

Even well-structured training plans can run into setbacks when load isn’t managed precisely.

How Boost Helps Athletes Stay Healthy

Boost uses differential air pressure to reduce body weight during running, lowering impact while preserving natural movement.

This allows athletes to continue training with:

Reduced stress on joints and bones
Maintained running mechanics and cadence
Less disruption during injury or recovery periods

Instead of stopping completely, athletes can stay in motion and continue building fitness at an appropriate load—from 20% bodyweight up to 100% bodyweight.

Train Smarter, Not Just Harder

Beyond recovery, Boost is also used as a training tool to better manage workload.

Athletes and coaches use it to:

Control weekly mileage
Add volume with reduced stress
Introduce speed work more safely

This helps reduce sharp spikes in training load—one of the most common causes of overuse injuries.

High School Spotlight: Dixon High School (Coach Simon Thorpe)

Dixon High School’s cross country and track program uses Boost to help athletes stay consistent through injury and high-volume training periods.

With 150+ runners in the program, Boost has become a key tool for reducing downtime from overuse injuries and keeping athletes training through minor setbacks instead of missing weeks of development.

Elite Spotlight: Jacob Thomson (Under Armour Dark Sky Distance)

Professional marathoner Jacob Thomson (2:09 PR, US Half Marathon champion) trains up to 130 miles per week during peak marathon preparation.

He integrates Boost twice weekly to reduce cumulative leg impact while maintaining mileage, helping him sustain high-volume training through demanding blocks.