Colorado Track & Field Student-Athlete James Overberg Built a Custom Sauna for His Teammates

For high-performance athletes, a multitude of factors, from diet to training to recovery, are vital for success in competition. University of Colorado Cross Country and Track & Field student-athlete James Overberg has taken his knowledge of his sport and engineering to come up with a practical way to assist CU student-athletes achieve their goals.

A senior Mechanical Engineering Major in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Overberg designed and developed a custom sauna that is crucial for helping endurance athletes recover from intense exercise. That custom sauna has evolved from James's design to a reality, and now is a permanent part of the Endurance Lab located in the Ford Indoor Practice Facility where it will assist Colorado student-athletes for years to come.

"At Colorado, we are always trying to maximize our performance and training efficiency, trying to get that extra 1% every session, and things like lactate testing and heat training are at the forefront of that concept," said James. "The sauna is just another tool to squeeze every bit of benefit out of our training, and I wanted the design to reflect that and use the limited space efficiently."

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