FNQ's Only High Altitude
Group Training Gym
Hypoxic Interval Training — Cairns, Far North Queensland
We are the only gym in Far North Queensland dedicated to altitude group training. Our sessions use hypoxic interval training — where reduced oxygen levels force your body to work harder, adapt faster, and recover smarter.
The result? More results in less time, with less wear on your body.
Experience our 28 Day Kick Start.
The Performance Lab
FOUR PILLARS
OF PERFORMANCE
ALTITUDE TRAINING
Train at simulated elevations up to 3,500m in our hypoxic chambers, where reduced oxygen levels force your body to adapt in powerful ways. Hypoxia training increases red blood cell production, boosts VO2 max, accelerates fat metabolism, and enhances mental resilience. The result: when you return to normal altitude, you perform at a level your body wasn't capable of before. Used by elite athletes worldwide, it's the most efficient way to build endurance, power, and recovery capacity — in a fraction of the time.
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING
Our Strength & Conditioning sessions are designed to build a body that's strong, fit and capable. We combine structured strength work with conditioning to develop strength, power, muscular endurance and cardiovascular fitness. These sessions focus on quality movement, progressive strength and building your engine, giving you the physical capabilities that carry over into everyday life, sport and everything else we do at Summit. You don't need to be an athlete to train like one. Everything can be scaled to your ability while still giving you something to progress towards.
HYBRID TRAINING
Our Hybrid sessions combine strength, endurance and conditioning into one high-energy workout. You'll move between functional strength exercises and cardio-based work, learning to lift, run, push and pull while your heart rate is up and fatigue starts to build. Every session is different, challenging and designed to build a stronger engine, greater work capacity and all-round athletic fitness.
STRENGTH TRAINING
Our Strength sessions give you the best of both worlds, combining hypertrophy and muscular endurance to build a strong, capable body. These sessions aren't about training to become a bodybuilder. They're about working the muscles, building strength and lean muscle, and keeping your body active and moving well. Expect a combination of controlled strength work, moderate-to-high reps and functional movements designed to challenge the muscles without spending hours in the weights room. Build muscle. Build strength. Keep moving.
Why Altitude Training Works
HYPOXIC
INTERVAL
TRAINING
In a low-oxygen environment, your body is forced to recruit more muscle fibres, work harder to deliver oxygen to working tissue, and trigger deeper physiological adaptations — all from the same movements you'd do at sea level. The science is clear: train smarter, not just harder.
The Benefits
8 Reasons to Train at Altitude
Burn More, Work Less
In a low-oxygen environment your body recruits more muscle fibres and burns significantly more calories in the same amount of time — without adding extra sets or load.
Faster Fitness Gains
Hypoxic training accelerates cardiovascular adaptation. Your heart, lungs and blood oxygen systems improve at a rate far beyond what sea-level training can achieve.
Build Lean Muscle
Reduced oxygen increases growth hormone release and muscle fibre recruitment, making every rep count more — ideal for building and preserving lean muscle.
Boost Endurance
Your body produces more red blood cells to compensate for lower oxygen. The result is dramatically improved endurance that carries over into every sport and daily activity.
Lower Injury Risk
Because the hypoxic environment amplifies training stress, you don't need heavy weights or high-impact movement to get results — protecting your joints and reducing overuse injuries.
Faster Recovery
Altitude training stimulates cellular repair pathways. Athletes recover between sessions faster, meaning you can train more consistently with less downtime.
Mental Toughness
Training in a challenging environment builds resilience, focus and mental fortitude — benefits that extend well beyond the gym floor.
Suitable for All Levels
Whether you're a beginner, senior, veteran or elite athlete — hypoxic interval training scales to your fitness level and delivers meaningful results from day one.
Recovery Suite
Sauna & Ice Bath
Contrast therapy at Summit. Heat opens the blood vessels and relaxes tired muscles, the plunge closes them down and flushes the waste, and the swap between the two is what drives recovery. Book a session in the wellbeing suite and give your body the reset it needs between training days.
Book a recovery sessionSauna
Heat exposure to loosen muscles, boost circulation and calm the nervous system after a heavy session.
Ice Bath
Cold immersion to reduce swelling, sharpen the mind and speed up the way you bounce back from training.
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The Cairns South Legacy
SAME COMMUNITY
NEW SUMMIT
Summit Performance Centre has taken over the iconic Airlocker Cairns South location — the same building, the same world-class altitude training technology, and the same commitment to pushing limits.
What's changed? Our name and our vision. Under Summit, we're expanding beyond altitude training to deliver a complete performance ecosystem — strength, conditioning, recovery, and community — all under one roof in the heart of Cairns.
Whether you're a long-time Airlocker member or discovering us for the first time, this is your invitation to join the ascent.
Our vision is simple: to be Cairns' number one performance and recovery centre. A place where athletes are built, bodies are restored, and limits are redefined — session by session, rep by rep. We're not just a gym. We're a destination for those who refuse to settle for ordinary.
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28 DAY KICK START
The 28 Day Kick Start is the ultimate way to experience everything Summit Performance Centre has to offer. Four weeks of structured altitude training designed to transform how your body performs. More results, less time, less wear. No lock-in. No guesswork. Just real training that works from day one.
