Sleeping At Altitude

Sleeping at Altitude, or "Live High, Train Low" is the most widely accepted and common technique used in altitude training. First introduced by Benjamin Levine and James Stray-Gundersen, it involves prolonged exposure to hypoxia at night with physical training sessions at sea-level during the day.

This method avoids inherent problems associated with permanent residence at altitude such as limited training load in oxygen deficient air, muscle loss, immune system suppression, advanced dehydration and excessive fatigue. Through the use of Hypoxico’s altitude tent system, individuals can safely and effectively take advantage of the scientific maxim “live high, train low” and achieve the benefits associated with exposure to hypoxia.

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Exercising at Altitude

Recent studies have shown that a combination of 2-3 moderate intensity hypoxic workouts per week, mixed into a sea-level training program can take performance enhancements to a level that is unreachable with only altitude sleeping programs.

A moderate intensity effort in our normobaric hypoxia environment will lower the Arterial Oxygen Saturation (Sa02 = measure of percentage of blood with oxygen bound) from its normal 98% to about 83-85%. A high intensity workout at sea-level will cause a desaturation to only about 95%.

This acute condition is strongly tied to both mitochondrial adaptation and a shift to anaerobic energy production. In turn, more stress is placed on the muscles and a demand is created for muscle rebuilding and energy production through fat metabolism.
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Intermittent Hypoxic Training (IHT)

IHT is the newest of the altitude training protocols and has become greatly supported in use for health and wellness purposes. It involves short intermittent inhalations
(3-5 minutes) of hypoxic air (9-10% O2, 21000ft/6400m) interspersed with inhalations of ambient air (2-5 minutes).

These hypoxic and hypercapnic (increase CO2) cycles recreate a natural physiological training mechanism that occurs in mammalian embryonic development to help newborns fight the initial oxidative stress of hyperoxia at birth. The same effect can boost an adult’s defense against unavoidable oxidative stress, hopefully aiding in the following:

     • Prevention/alleviation of chronic and degenerative illnesses
       (Alzheimer’s, diabetes, cancer)
     • Slowing of the aging process
     • Promotion of overall health, wellness and rejuvenation

Although strongly geared towards wellness, IHT is actually a very universal training protocol and will prove valuable in any altitude training program.
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