The Formula 1 driver takes advantage of the Institution's state-of-the-art facilities to carry out tests to assess different aspects of physical fitness
Carlos Sainz joins the list of elite sportsmen and women who have opted for the technification of the Global Health and Perfonmance Center of the Universidad Europea. One of the best Formula 1 drivers has used the laboratories of body composition, training and exercise physiology of the Institution before his period of physical preparation.
Sainz underwent tests to assess different aspects of his physical condition, such as measuring strength in upper and lower body exercises, isometric strength of different muscle groups, as well as cardiorespiratory fitness and the state of his body composition. In this way, he begins his preparation to face the Formula 1 season in 2024, which will start with the Bahrain Grand Prix race on 2 March, where he will fight to achieve his first victory of the season with his new Scuderia Ferrari car, which will be presented on 13 February.
The Global Health and Perfonmance Center, based on scientific research and the expertise of renowned professionals in the area of health and sport, is a centre specialising in health, performance, sport and well-being. Through a highly qualified multidisciplinary team, it seeks the maximum performance of athletes, improves the health of patients with different pathologies and achieves the wellbeing of all those who practice physical activity.
The technification of the classrooms, simulated environments and laboratories of the Universidad Europea is absolutely cutting-edge and, in the branch of Sports Sciences, it is constantly growing in the search for academic excellence. Proof of this is that in the latest edition of one of the most reputable rankings worldwide, the Shanghai Ranking, the institution has positioned itself as the 41st best in the world and the best Spanish private university in the field of sport.