Message: Thought you would like to read this, it's an article by True Rest of the TrueREST website... These reviews come from the world’s largest float center Floatworks Floating was a fantastic experience, which I must admit I totally underestimated. As a runner I found the time to relax and concentrate on my goals particularly beneficial. My race performance the next day was excellent, not only did I beat my personal best for the course by 30 seconds but I also finished ahead of a rival and training companion that had beat me by 5 seconds in the race two weeks previously, (who hadn’t had the benefit of floating prior to race day). I found that my quality of sleep was also better in the two days after floating. I would definitely recommend this to other runners. Although my muscles didn’t noticeably feel immediately relaxed I felt positive effects over the next few days and am considering returning before and after my next big race! Thanks very much floatworks! A. (University of London Cross Country League) The environment was extremely relaxing from the moment I walked in (I was also impressed by the fact that Nick Drake’s Five Leaves Left was playing on the stereo!). All the staff were very friendly which contributed to the relaxing experience. The fact that floating was so different to any normal leisure activity made it fun as well as relaxing. Afterward I felt refreshed and much of the tension in my shoulders had disappeared. I did feel it took me a while to switch off (I was warned this is often the case by a member of staff beforehand), but by the time the music came on the second time I could hardly believe the hour was up and wanted to stay in there longer! R.B. (Committee member and Runner University of London Cross Country League) Personally, I found the floating a highly enjoyable experience. I’m studying for a PhD, a time consuming activity, and when I add in all my running, social life and general chores there’s little time left for me to relax; when I am relaxing there’s normally music or TV and I always have to make cups of tea. I therefore found having an hour where there was absolutely nothing for my brain to do blissful. That night I slept like a baby (and it wasn’t until the next day I read the leaflet we were given which said I would) and for the next couple of days I was particularly peppy. Some of my friends even commented on it without me saying I’d been floating. As for the race we had after floating I did particularly well, despite adverse conditions (it was snowing and freezing cold). I beat my personal best time for ten kilometres by two minutes and though I don’t attribute all of this to floating (I’ve done an awful lot of training since I last ran a measured 10K) I do think the positive it had given me helped with the frustration of the days conditions. G.S. (University Of London Cross Country League) Find this article at: http://www.truerest.com/index.php/site/blog/review_from_running_team/