by KAATSU Canada | Feb 9, 2022 | Frequently Asked Questions
Depending on your goals, adding KAATSU might be a great addition to your resistance training workouts. There are several advantages to using KAATSU. Let’s look at a few of them. Increased Safety KAATSU has been shown to improve strength and hypertrophy at lower...
by KAATSU Canada | Feb 7, 2022 | Frequently Asked Questions
Sometimes, I’ll admit KAATSU does sound too good to be true. Use KAATSU with light resistance training to grow muscle? Just use it passively to improve circulation? It works in the elderly and infirm as well as it does with Olympic athletes and Navy Seals? Well,...
by KAATSU Canada | Feb 7, 2022 | Frequently Asked Questions
Dr. Yoshiaki Sato (the inventor of KAATSU) has a goal of helping keeping healthy for their entire lives. While the use of KAATSU is associated with many positive effects on health and fitness, it is not a medical device. For that reason, you do not need a prescription...
by KAATSU Canada | Feb 7, 2022 | Frequently Asked Questions
Dr. Sato (the inventor of KAATSU) has a vision of helping people stay healthy for their entire lives. To that end, the KAATSU team has worked diligently on creating the technologies needed to make that a reality. The goal of making KAATSU usable by virtually anyone...
by KAATSU Canada | Feb 7, 2022 | Frequently Asked Questions
While KAATSU is generally considered safe for people of all ages, KAATSU protocols state youth under the age of 14 should avoid using KAATSU. This recommendation is due to a small number of overly ambitious adults who push children too much, too hard, or too long with...
by KAATSU Canada | Feb 7, 2022 | Frequently Asked Questions
KAATSU has been used clinically in Japan for decades. A national survey done in Japan on the Use and Safety of KAATSU training in 2006 found there were very few reported complications in people who were doing KAATSU training. The survey showed that KAATSU is used with...
