The Dual Challenge in Sport: Mental Health Crisis & Competitive Edge
Athletes are under more pressure than ever—facing rising rates of anxiety, burnout, and sleep disruption, while being expected to perform at their peak. Mental health and performance are no longer separate conversations.
Nordic Wellness offers sport-specific breathwork training to help team staff and athletes gain the edge—physically and mentally.
Mental Health in Professional Sports
- Over 50% of elite athletes experience mental health issues during their careers, with symptoms often beginning between ages 17–21.
- Approximately 35% of elite athletes suffer from conditions like stress, burnout, depression, or anxiety.
- 12.7% experienced depressive symptoms and 15.6% experienced anxiety during the season.
Breathwork: A Dual Solution
Nordic Wellness offers sport-specific breathwork training that:
- Reduces anxiety and enhances emotional regulation
- Improves endurance and oxygen efficiency
- Accelerates recovery and promotes better sleep
- Sharpens focus and decision-making under pressure
- Tailor's techniques to individual sports and roles
Our Ecosystem Menu
Choose the solutions that best elevate your performance environment, optimize athlete recovery, and strengthen team resilience.
Viking Cold Plunge
Bring elite hot/cold therapy into your training facility. The Viking unit is sleek, durable, and built for high-traffic recovery rooms—supporting nervous system reset, performance recovery, and year-round use. Inflatable units are available for travel.
Breathwork For Peak Performance
Breathwork for Peak Performance
Support athletes and staff with on-demand breath training designed for focus, endurance, stress regulation, and sleep —ideal for pre-game prep, travel recovery, or daily nervous system support.
Key Features:
- Daily guided sessions
- Flow Score (CO₂ efficiency test)
- Personalized sport-specific breath plans
- Live sessions with elite coaches
- Tracking + team progress tools
60-Minute Performance Breathwork Experience
Events designed to educate and inspire athletes—from teams to individual competitors. In just 60 minutes, athletes will learn how to optimize breathwork for recovery, sleep, stress management, endurance, and focus, while being introduced to sport-specific breath protocols they can use immediately.
A powerful kickoff for integrating breath and cold into your performance environment.
Train Your Performance Staff. Enhance Your Recovery Model.
Certify your athletic trainers, PTs, and performance coaches in breathwork and cold exposure—giving your team the tools to deliver safe, effective, and sport-specific recovery sessions.
Strengthen your in-house expertise, enhance existing protocols, and earn accredited hours while supporting athlete health and longevity.
The perfect partner
for your plunge
Discover the benefits of modern mindfulness with the Nordic Flow app—a science-backed breathwork and meditation app designed to complement your cold plunge experience.
Build your own routine with daily breathwork, meditation, movement, and plunge exercises.
