Roy: Back in the Saddle at 70
He had stepped back from running the company. Then it needed him again, at short notice, at seventy.
Roy Tells It Himself
A few minutes on what it took to come back and lead.
Roy runs a company that makes rehabilitation products. In this interview he describes being called back to lead it. He also describes what he had been doing for two and a half years beforehand.
Why He Started
Roy did not come to oxygen training looking for energy. He came because of his shoulder.
“The reason why I went on [LiveO2] is because I was talking to a shoulder specialist for an orthopedic issue relative to arthritis in my shoulder, and I was looking to have a shoulder replacement. Tipping point for me was pain.”
— Roy, company founderThat is Roy’s account of his own situation and his own reasons. It is not a claim that oxygen training treats arthritis or replaces surgery.
He began training and kept at it for about two and a half years. Then came the part this story is really about.
The Call to Come Back
Roy’s company reached a point where it had to send its people home. He was asked to step back in and lead.
He was seventy. The job needed someone who could carry long days at short notice.
“It was necessary that I work harder, smarter, and I was needing more energy.”
— Roy“Physically, endurance, my strength had been there. It didn’t let me down.”
— RoyWhat he emphasises is not that he felt transformed. It is that his capacity was there when it was asked for.
What He Noticed Day to Day
Roy describes the ordinary version of this, which is usually the more convincing one.
“It’s just again more energy, much more alert, responsive. So it has really helped me out a lot.”
— Roy“They marvel at my vitality, my energy, my stamina.”
— Roy, on his leadership teamTwo and a half years of training before the call came. Roy’s point is about what was already in place, not a quick fix.
He is describing his own experience. Individual results differ, and nothing here predicts what anyone else would find.
What a Session Actually Is
The equipment is a bike and a mask. You pedal, and the mask feeds you air with far more oxygen in it than room air.
Working muscles raise your heart rate. A faster heart moves more blood through more tissue. The exercise is the delivery system.
A session runs about 15 minutes. You set your own pace.
Roy was not doing anything exotic. He was riding a bike a few times a week with a mask on.
What This Page Is Not
This is one man’s account of his own experience, published with his permission.
LiveO2 is not a treatment for arthritis, joint pain, or any other condition. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease. Nobody here is a clinician.
If you are weighing up surgery, that decision belongs with you and your surgeon. Do not defer or change medical care based on a story on a company website.
Would It Hold Up for You?
Roy trained for two and a half years before he needed it. Ask a trainer what that takes.
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Common Questions
His own experience over about two and a half years of regular sessions. He also describes how he felt when asked to lead his company again at seventy. It is a personal account, not a study.
No. Roy mentions his shoulder as the reason he started. That is his account of his own circumstances. LiveO2 is not a treatment for arthritis and is not an alternative to surgery.
He was around seventy when he returned to lead the company. He had been training for roughly two and a half years by then.
About 15 minutes on the bike. Most of it is easy pedalling, and you set your own pace.
No. You control the resistance and the speed. Ask your doctor first if you have a heart or lung condition.
No. A chamber raises pressure while you lie still. Here you are on a bike at normal room pressure, and your own circulation moves the oxygen. See the comparison.
A note on this story: this is Roy’s personal account, shared with his permission. His words describe his own experience and are not a measure of any product’s effect. LiveO2 is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent arthritis, joint pain, or any other condition, and nothing on this page is medical advice. Individual results vary and are not guaranteed. Decisions about surgery or any other treatment belong with you and your doctor.