What are the benefits of Altitude training/ hypoxic training?

Altitude training, also known as Hypoxic Training, is a training regimen that focuses on improving athletic performance and physical wellness. It can also help individuals with acclimatisation to high altitudes. Here, the air has reduced levels of oxygen.

High altitude training comes down to exercising in, living in or breathing in these low oxygen conditions. Exposure to this low oxygen air, which is also referred to as a state of hypoxia, is a great challenge for the human body. Since the energy of our cells primarily comes from oxygen, the body has to work hard to compensate for the lack of it while under hypoxia.

Athletes, fitness enthusiasts and other health conscious individuals can benefit greatly from training under these ideal conditions. They can make big strides in their physical wellness. With a little help from Hypoxico, they can do so when- and wherever they want. Even at sea-level!

Training at altitude has been used to improve athletic performance for decades. After numerous American running records fell at the Olympic Games in Mexico City, researchers soon found out this had to do with altitude training. Nowadays, plenty of teams, athletes and individuals who are concerned with their health have been using low oxygen training as part of their training regimen and/or preparation.

Circa 1995, Hypoxico's patented technology made it possible for people to reap the benefits without the actual need to be at a height. Facilities could now be set up anywhere. The hardship of traveling to- or living in higher altitudes could easily be prevented. We have accomplished this through the production and use of so-called normobaric air. This is used to simulate altitudes of up to 21,000ft/6.400m.

When you train in the hypoxic room at Maximum Fitness, you train your body to process red blood cells more efficiently and you increase your aerobic capacity. Your red blood cells will even carry any waste away from your body a lot more quickly when you train under simulated high-altitude conditions.

How does hypoxic training improve performance?

In general, the most typical altitude/hypoxic training methods [living high-training high (LHTH) or the living high-training low (LHTL)] improve athletic performance by enhancing oxygen delivery capacity, such as enhanced erythropoiesis (e.g. increased red cell volume and hemoglobin mass) by exposure to hypoxia.