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

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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:  

  • 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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