Patent ID: 8297282

Claim:
A method of using a hyperbaric facility to exercise comprising the steps of: a) providing a first hyperbaric dome, the first dome including an exterior domed reinforced concrete wall and a reinforced concrete floor surrounding an interior, and a pressure regulating system which controls the pressure of the interior of the first dome; b) providing at least one double air lock for entering the interior of the first dome; c) the pressure regulating system increasing the pressure of the interior of the first dome to at least 1.2 atmospheres; d) a plurality of people entering the first dome and exercising within the first dome; e) holding the pressure of step “c” with a joint that connects the first domed wall to the floor of the first dome; and f) providing a second hyperbaric dome which is connected to the first dome of step “a” by the at least one double air lock.