Altitude Training
As motivated and progressive individuals, we are faced with different and new challenges everyday. Our minds enable us to learn and grow in order to overcome these challenges. It just so happens that your brain is not the only intelligent part of your body. The rest of your body is capable of overcoming similarly challenging scenarios without your knowledge. This is precisely what happens through the use of altitude training technology.
Exposure to reduced oxygen levels (altitude or hypoxia) is a challenge to the human body because oxygen is the primary source of energy for our cells. Under a state of hypoxia the body strives to produce required amounts of energy with less oxygen available. To do so, a protein called Hypoxia Inducible Factor (HIF-1) sets off a host of reactions geared toward improving the body’s ability to utilize oxygen.
Major benefits from Altitude Training are:
• Improved aerobic performance
• Increased metabolic rate and calorie burn
• Improved oxygen utilisation
• Time efficient training
• Improved physiological function
Sports performance
Hypoxic Training improves oxygen delivery and utilisation at all levels. In a double-blind placebo controlled study presented at the European College of Sports Science in 2004, German researchers presented some remarkable findings. Highly trained athletes demonstrate astounding 40% anaerobic performance boost (forearm exercise until exhaustion), and 20% aerobic performance increase (cycling until exhaustion).
- Increased V02 max (max rate of oxygen usage)
- Enhanced power output and speed
- Improved strength and endurance
- Increased exercise-till-exhaustion (ETE) time
- Reduced recovery time after exertion
- Decreased resting heart-rate and blood pressure
- Maintenance of cardiovascular fitness when injured
- Diminished overall fatigue
Health and well being
Exercise is a key part of any weight-loss plan. It burns calories whilst being performed, but it ALSO causes calories to be burned in the hours following the exercise session… and this is where Hypoxic (= altitude) Training can take your fitness program to new heights!
at Altitude vs Training at sea level
In comparison to training at sea level, training at altitude gives you greater fitness benefits in a shorter period of time.
Major Benefits:
- Burn more calories
- Improved efficiency of aerobic training
- Less stress on your joints for greater aerobic benefits
- Improved Resting Metabolic Rate
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Steve Guinane teaches all fight classes and some Thai and cardio boxing classes. He has been training in Muay Thai for eleven years. He has had ten fights with eight wins. During his time as a fighter he obtained the NSW Title in the super welter weight category.