| Higher Peak Brings the Cost of Altitude Training Down to Earth! Until recently, equipment to generate hypoxic conditions for simulated altitude training has been available only to elite athletes for $5000-$10,000 or more. At Higher Peak, our mission is to bring altitude training to athletes at every level: amateur, college, professional, and enthusiast, at a price thousands less than competitive systems. "Earlier today I was ready to shell out $5000. I found your website and saved almost $3000" -- T.H., Ohio Higher Peak's compact, reliable Mountain Air Generators for US, Europe, and worldwide use produce clean, cool reduced-oxygen air at levels needed for the most effective altitude training. You can use a Mountain Air Generator for any of the popular training methods: Live High Train Low, Intermittent Hypoxic Training (IHT), and Hypoxic Exercise. Altitude training works for both for high-altitude and sea-level events. "My sustained 5 minute wattage is up 12%" - C.L., Florida "Here I am at age 36 and I am crushing all my PR's from my 20's!" - C.P., Rhode Is. "At age 43, I ran a PR of 4:03 in a road mile" -- D.F., West Virginia "I climbed Kilimanjaro with ease" - R.N., Texas Read more testimonials Altitude Training is Legal and Ethical As remarkable as it is, simulated altitude training is perfectly legal. Athletes are free to travel to high and low altitudes to live, train, and compete. Simulated altitude training brings the mountains to you, rather than travelling to the mountains. Both methods stimulate an important natural hormone called EPO (erythropoietin). Unlike steroids or synthetic EPO, you are not gaining performance at the point of a needle. Doses of synthetic EPO overwhelm the body's regulatory systems, cause a dramatic and unnatural response, and throw the body dangerously out of balance. In contrast, simulated altitude training maximizes your body's natural abilities. Virtually all world-class endurance athletes - especially in running, cycling, and swimming - use altitude training as an essential ingredient in their training. ...And Safe, Too Many people travel to and from high altitude every year without ill effect. Millions more live year-round at high altitude. This shows humans can safely adapt to a wide range of altitudes. But there are risks, especially if you are not in good physical condition or try to acclimate too quickly. Some people going to high altitude will experience mild “mountain sickness” symptoms such as headache, fatigue, difficulty sleeping, and dehydration. Normally these symptoms quickly subside as the body adjusts to altitude. Everyone going to real altitude or using simulated altitude training should learn about Acute Mountain Sickness and know how to recognize and react to symptoms of AMS. As with any new training program, altitude training should be undertaken only after consultation with a medical professional. Why Higher Peak? We have been in business since 2005 and have served hundreds and hundreds of athletes. By leveraging the Internet as a direct marketing channel and focusing exclusively on delivering products, we minimize sales and marketing expenses, and pass the savings through to our users. Our approach is to offer the highest quality at the lowest possible price to reach the broadest possible market. We believe that worldwide, there are tens of thousands of athletes of all types ready to benefit from altitude training: elite, college, club, and enthusiast. |
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A Quantum Leap in Athletic Performance
Simulated altitude training is not a fad or gimmick - it is
based on a solid scientific principle: when your body is
exposed to low oxygen air, it responds by making new
red blood cells and growing new capillaries to increase
oxygen delivery. More red blood cells means more
speed, endurance, and power, better oxygen uptake and
higher VO2 Max.
Few training techniques have had as much study and
support as altitude training. Altitude training is the
subject of many books and scientific articles.
These studies show that improvements of 3-5% are
common. Depending on your current level of fitness, you
may get more or less. But even 3% translates to huge
competitive margins:
...12 meters per lap on a standard outdoor running track,
...more than 50 yards in a mile run,
...one and a half body lengths in a 100-meter swim,
...more than one kilometer in a 35k cycling time trial, or
...more than 3/4 mile in a marathon!
How Does it Work?
Simulated altitude training uses a machine called a
hypoxicator (hypo=low, oxi =oxygen), to remove some of
the oxygen from sea-level air to simulate the same
concentration of oxygen you would breathe at high
altitude. Our altitude chart shows how much oxygen is
available at different altitudes.
Exercise physiologists have developed several
strategies for simulated altitude training:
You can use any or all of these techniques with Higher
Peak's Mountain Air Generators. To help you get the
most out of altitude training, we can even help find an
experienced coach.
Simulated altitude training is not a fad or gimmick - it is
based on a solid scientific principle: when your body is
exposed to low oxygen air, it responds by making new
red blood cells and growing new capillaries to increase
oxygen delivery. More red blood cells means more
speed, endurance, and power, better oxygen uptake and
higher VO2 Max.
Few training techniques have had as much study and
support as altitude training. Altitude training is the
subject of many books and scientific articles.
These studies show that improvements of 3-5% are
common. Depending on your current level of fitness, you
may get more or less. But even 3% translates to huge
competitive margins:
...12 meters per lap on a standard outdoor running track,
...more than 50 yards in a mile run,
...one and a half body lengths in a 100-meter swim,
...more than one kilometer in a 35k cycling time trial, or
...more than 3/4 mile in a marathon!
How Does it Work?
Simulated altitude training uses a machine called a
hypoxicator (hypo=low, oxi =oxygen), to remove some of
the oxygen from sea-level air to simulate the same
concentration of oxygen you would breathe at high
altitude. Our altitude chart shows how much oxygen is
available at different altitudes.
Exercise physiologists have developed several
strategies for simulated altitude training:
- Live High Train Low (HiLo). the athlete sleeps in
a reduced-oxygen atmosphere, and trains at
normal altitude. Provided you acclimate slowly,
you will be able to keep your usual training and
competition schedule and realize the "best of both
worlds" - hard workouts and adaptation to thin
mountain air. Benefits are apparent in 3-4 weeks
at simulated altitudes of 8,000 feet or more. See
a typical training schedule.
- Hypoxic Workouts (HW). Short training sessions
of 20-30 minutes at moderate intensity, breathing
low oxygen air. The aim of HW is to reduce blood
oxygen saturation, which is a key to stimulating
the production of natural EPO. HW can be used
alone or in conjunction with HiLo.
- Intermittent Hypoxic Training (IHT). A quicker
method of reaping some of the benefits of altitude
training. In IHT, you do short intervals breathing
low oxygen air, so your blood oxygen saturation
dips below 90%. Again, the aim is to trigger the
natural systems that produce new red blood cells.
You can use any or all of these techniques with Higher
Peak's Mountain Air Generators. To help you get the
most out of altitude training, we can even help find an
experienced coach.
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