Skip to main content Accessibility information

Environmental Chamber

Preparing for competition in extreme climates? Training at altitude or in heat? Our university’s environmental chamber offers a safe, scientifically controlled space to simulate real-world environmental conditions, from heat to cold or altitude, helping athletes and coaches enhance performance and reduce risk. By replicating these conditions, athletes can improve their ability to perform safely and effectively, while coaches and researchers can trial hydration and cooling strategies to optimise outcomes and minimise heat-related illnesses.

The Marjon sports lab environmental chamber

Why Use Environmental Chamber Training? 

  • Realistic preparation: Simulate hot, cold, or high-altitude conditions before competition or travel. 
  • Performance testing: Evaluate how your body responds to environmental stress during structured activity. 
  • Adaptation support: Improve thermoregulation, fatigue resistance, and readiness for unfamiliar climates. 
  • Strategy development: Test and refine hydration, pacing, and cooling approaches ahead of events. 

 

Using the environmental chamber, we can simulate altitudes of up to 21,000 ft (6400m) and temperatures of between -20C and 40C.


What to Expect

Each session is tailored to your needs and may include pre-acclimation protocols, athletic performance testing, or general heat/cold tolerance assessment. You’ll train under carefully monitored conditions, with metrics such as heart rate, core temperature, perceived exertion, thermal comfort, and hydration status tracked throughout. 

This service is ideal for athletes preparing for events in extreme environments, teams travelling abroad, or individuals interested in how the body performs and adapts in varied climates. 


Who Can Benefit?

  • Endurance athletes, triathletes, and adventure racers 
  • Sports teams and coaches preparing for competitions abroad 
  • Mountaineers, trekkers, or expedition participants 
  • Researchers and individuals interested in environmental physiology 
  • Anyone looking to optimise performance in heat, cold, or altitude 


Pricing

  • 3-6 sessions: £70 per session 
  • 7+ sessions: £65 per session 
  • Additional Services: If you would like to add other services i.e a health check or body compositional analysis, then please let us know when you enquire for a quote.  


Book Your Sessions Today

Appointments are available for the public. 


To book your environmental chamber session or to find out more, please contact: 
sportscience@marjon.ac.uk 


Testimonial

Donald Brooks (November, 2024)  

‘’Meg, Chris and the team were very knowledgeable, professional and made the experience clear and straightforward to follow, so you could concentrate on the tasks you had to do. I had eight sessions in the chamber and each day came with its own challenges and I learnt along with the team, when things went well and not so well. This experience not only got my body physically ready to race in the heat but also taught me how exercising in the heat felt and how to deal with situations when they arose, which I used during the race I was preparing for.’’ 

Jason Louis (April, 2023) 

"I found the Marjon Sport and Exercise Science team when I was looking for help heat acclimating prior to the Marathon de Sables. Steve and Joe obviously enjoy this practical aspect of their work and have expertise in running these programmes for athletes and the military. The sessions were well planned and controlled, and their enthusiasm made even the tough days enjoyable. I learnt about hydration, nutrition and performance in the desert, as well as seeing improvements in my response to exercise in the heat. The whole experience has added immeasurably to my MdS journey".