How Altitude Training Works
Training At High Altitude
Enhance your athletic performance. Altitude training is used for all types of athletes, whether your sport requires you to compete at high or low altitude. Even if you don’t consider yourself an athlete.
Whether you live at sea level or higher, day to day, your body is used to a specific oxygen concentration and maintains a fairly consistent muscle metabolism.
In high altitude training, your body needs to acclimatize to lower oxygen concentrations which in turn increases your red blood cells and hemoglobin and alters your muscle metabolism.
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In addition, along with improving oxygen flow, high altitude training can also increase your maximal oxygen intake, or VO2 max (the highest amount of oxygen your body can consume during intense exercise). If you aren’t familiar with why that’s important, consider that your muscles use oxygen during intense exercise, and create a by-product called lactic acid. This lactic acid can accumulate and lead to muscle fatigue.
By training in a high altitude or in a high altitude environment, you can maximize your VO2 and increase your tolerance to lactic acid, leading to improved your overall endurance.
This is further explained in a 2018 article in the NIH (National Library of Medicine).
This is further discussed by the National Center for Biotechnology, wherein they state altitude training could increase your tolerance to lactic acid. This means your body can handle higher levels of lactic acid before your muscles get tired.
Another NIH study in 2020 demonstrated how adolescent runners found that altitude training enhanced cardiorespiratory fitness and running velocity at various blood lactate levels.
Gym Based Training
It isn’t always possible for athletes to travel to different altitude locations to train. At Summit Peaks Altitude Training, we bring the convenience of altitude training to athletes year-round.
Our controlled environment eliminates logistical challenges and time constraints of traveling to traditional high altitude camps, and provides supervised training, performance monitoring, and a variety of equipment and training modalities that allow you to integrate altitude training into your existing workout routine.
Convenient
Year-Round
Indoor space that’s not limited by weather conditions or seasonal changes.
Controlled
Controlled altitude levels, temperature, training intensity based on individual needs.
Versatile
Variety of equipment and training modalities effectively integrate into existing routines.
Monitoring
Enhanced training monitoring tracks performance, physiological response and progress.
Supervised
Experienced coaches and trainers available to provide guidance and support.
Community
Access to supportive community, resources related to altitude training & networking.
Results
Gain a competitive edge with improved fitness & enhanced performance.
Contact Us
Questions About Altitude Training?
We are happy to connect with you over the phone as well. Let us know how we can reach you and/or provide you more information.
Call us @ 289-430-6160
LOCATION:
Unit 103, 1943 Ironoak Way
Oakville, Ontario, L6H 3V7.
All training must be pre-booked.