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"... helps weight loss while you just sit
there?..."
Fitness from thin air.
THE INDEPENDENT
30 November 2004
FULL
STORY [PDF file 755Kb] |
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This study demonstrated a statistically significant
increase, (p=.012) in FVC after IHT in both asthmatic and non-asthmatic
participants.
FULL
STORY [PDF file 2MB]
Charlotte C Harrison,
Jenny M Fleming, Lynn C Gilles
New Zealand Journal of Sports Medicine. Vol.30 , No.3., 2002.
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"... Dr. Renshaw is now testing whether humans given
IHT have preconditioning-like responses, such as increases in
levels of proteins that make blood vessels grow and heat shock
proteins, which limit cell damage. If so, then regular IHT might
work as prophylaxis for people at risk from heart attack and stroke."
FULL
STORY [PDF file 515KB]
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ONLY [PDF file 40KB]
New Scientist. 8 March
2003. |
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"... In the presence of lower oxygen levels, which
can occur through exercise or high altitude, the body is stressed
to become more efficient in its circulation and oxygen delivery.
... Even people who are unable to exercise at all can now "exercise"
with this treatment."
FULL
STORY [PDF file 400KB]
Dr.Robert Rowens Second
Opinion Newsletter. Mar 2002. |
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"... The Christchurch doctor and world age-group
triathlon champion, will have a high altitude simulator with him
on the month-long race which he will use daily to help his recovery
between stages."
FULL
STORY [PDF file 215KB]
The Press. Christchurch,
New Zealand. Nov 2001. |
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"Like a finely tuned motor vehicle, if you are adapted
to altitude with IHT you can run on less fuel with less wear and
tear to your 'motor'."
FULL
STORY [PDF file 715KB]
International Wellbeing. Feb/Mar
2001. |
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"New Zealand National Team members ... are able to
simulate being at altitude without actually going to the altitude."
FULL
STORY [PDF file 160Kb]
Fitness and Speed Skating
times magazine USA. Nov 2000. |
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"One major advantage of the [GO2Altitude] unit is
that you don't have to leave home to use and if you are planning
a trip to altitude for training the simulator helps you to adapt
even before you arrive."
FULL
STORY [PDF file 250KB]
Runners World. Oct2000.
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"For years athletes have been striving for the winning
edge. A new method of training [IHT] has emerged that can lift
athletes performance, buit also benmefit the average persons health
and fitness. "
Womens in Sport. Vol.6 No1. 1999.
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"Not all of us can afford to spend weeks or months
training on high peaks, but technology has caught up to make relocation
unnecessary."
Sports Australia Magazine. April 1999.
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"... BIOMEDTECH has developed high altitude simulator...
for use in athletes and in the treatment of a range of degenerative
disorders..."
The Age. 29 May 1999. |
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"Training in [hypoxic] air so the blood gets strong
is the future. If an athlete hasn't done it, he or she will."
David Jordan, competitive cyclist, Men's Journal, Feb.
1997 |
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"When you hit the mountains, you'll be ready to go
full-bore...No altitude sickness, no holding back... [Hypoxic
training] cut my training time in half."
Ron Crawford,
Ron Crawford's World of Fitness, The Vindicator, Cleveland.
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"Hypoxic training causes your workouts to be extremely
more efficient and your stamina and progress to reach heights
that you never dreamed possible."
MetroSports, October
1996 |
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"Hypoxic training gives conditioned athletes a competitive
edge and prepares skiers...to high altitudes."
Out
Magazine, Novemeber, 1997 |
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"Hypoxic training has been shown to increase the
body's oxygen-delivery system..."
Shape, June 1997
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"Hypoxic training can help you perform better in
a normal environment."
Men's Fitness, Feb. 1997
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"Hypoxic training is a boon for skiers who want to
prepare their lungs before a trip to avoid altitude sickness and
improve performance...Now recreational athletes can get that same
advantage--without a trip to high country."
Snow Country,
December 1996 |
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"Now regular folk and flatlanders can live the fitness
high life."
Self, Feb.1997 |
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"This workout boosts athletic performance both at
high elevations and at sea level...Hypoxic Training will yield
positive results, whether you're bashing the bumps on a ski vacation
or jogging in Central Park...This also presents a new way to prevent
altitude sickness."
Ski, December 1996 |
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"Hypoxic training will help people use oxygen more
efficiently -- which makes the body work harder... "
Fit, July/August, 1997 |
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"Training under hypoxic conditions...builds strength
and increases cardiovascular endurance..."
Elle, December
1996 |
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Groundbreaking research at Lincoln University has
shown that intermittent, simulated altitude training for athletes
can boost the formation of immature red blood cells, important
for carrying oxygen around the body.
(read
abstract (PDF)
German researchers report at ECSS 2004 congress:
In a double-blind placebo controlled study, highly trained athletes
demonstrate astounding 40% anaerobic performance boost (forearm
exercise until exhaustion), and 20% aerobic performance increase.
(read
abstract (PDF)
This study is very much in line with another independent study
conducted by New Zealand researhers and reported at 51st ACSM
ANNUAL MEETING.
(read abstract (PDF)
French scientists report 5% aerobic performance enhancement resulting
from sleeping in altitude tent .
(read
abstract (PDF) |
