Porsche Human Reaction Performance

Feb 10 2011

Porsche Human Performance recognizes that the most important component of any vehicle is the driver. Their facility includes a sports science laboratory, equipped with state-of-the-art technology from Techno-gym and Optical Express. They also offer a full range of physiological testing to provide you with a greater understanding of your health and driving-specific fitness levels. Advice, exercise and nutritional plans can then be prescribed to provide structure and motivation to achieve your goals. A heat chamber is available for specialist acclimation training for racing drivers and endurance athletes prior to racing in hot climates.

Their services are delivered by experts with a rare combination of academic qualifications in exercise science and coaching, experience working at the highest level in motorsport and competitive backgrounds as elite athletes.

Porsche Human Performance, They use the BATAK machine amongst other devices and techniques to assess and improve visual skills and hand eye coordination.

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Competing in the heat is one of the biggest challenges faced by any driver or athlete. At Porsche Human Performance they have a thermostatically controlled training room where we can simulate the high cockpit temperatures encountered in racing cars and hot countries to allow drivers and athletes to acclimate to the conditions without leaving the UK.

Porsche Experience Centre Silverstone, is hosted each January by the Porsche Human Performance Team and is designed to educate and inspire drivers in ways to get fit for the upcoming racing season. This year the special guest was Formula One driver Mark Webber, who shared his unique insight and experience into the importance of fitness in top level motorsport.

Porsche Human Performance offer lab testing and training services for endurance athletes in a range of sports including triathlon, cycling, running and rowing. All assessments include detailed body composition analysis, an aerobic test to determine lactate threshold, VO2 max, heart rate training zones and a written report containing all results.

Replacing the electrolytes lost in sweat not only helps racing drivers and athletes to remain optimally hydrated but it can stop cramping and prevent performance dropping away in hot or arduous conditions. The difficulty is that everyone loses electrolytes in varying amounts. At Porsche Human Performance they offer a service to evaluate sweat sodium losses and advise drivers and athletes what sports drinks and supplements to use to replace their individual losses accurately.

Something as simple as getting your car seat set up correctly can improve your posture, comfort and enjoyment behind the wheel. The Porsche Human Performance team, working with the Porsche Driving Consultants have identified a simple process to help optimise your seating position in any vehicle.

At Porsche Human Performance they offer bespoke training programs for drivers at all levels. These can be delivered face to face or online via an electronic training diary.