Live High Train Low (LHTL)
A revolutionary technology intended for both professional and hobby athletes. The target group are all people who want to live in a healthy way and who want to nurture their body and spirit.
Have a sleepover in the alpine height of approx. 2 500 meters above sea level and discover this pleasant feeling on your own. A long-term usage of this technology, where you sleep in alpine heights and live your day breathing “regular” air in lowlands, will show you numerous positive effects on your health.
There are various types of devices for treatment and training, which simulate selected altitudes. There are several options you can use whether you are an elite athlete trying to overcome your top performances, a rock climber preparing for your top climb or you´re just somebody who wants to gain the health benefits of a simulated stay in high altitudes.
High altitude sleeping systems – they are ideal for increasing performance of top athletes in the “Live High Train Low” regime or for rock climbers with their focus on high altitude pre-acclimation. High altitude sleeping systems are the most widely used technique for high altitude trainings. It combines prolonged overnight exposures to hypoxic air with trainings breathing “regular” air in lowlands.
This methodology avoids problems with permanent stay in high altitude heights such as muscle diminution, worsen lymphatic system function, increased dehydration, weariness or limited training possibilities due to a lower oxygen level in air. Using hypoxic tent, users can safely and effectively gain the positive effects of hypoxia exposure.
High altitude training systems – another dimension of high-altitude simulation systems is increasing the calorie expenditure and physiological adaptation while training. Using the hypoxicator together with additional weighting loads enables both top and recreational athletes gain hypoxia benefits.
Recent studies show that combination of 2-3 hypoxic training sessions of middle intensity within one week (trainings situated in lowlands “normal” altitude level) can increase the body performance to levels which are not achievable using only high altitudes sleeping systems. Middle intensity hypoxic trainings lowers the oxygen saturation (SaO2) from 98% (standard level) to 83-85%. Using the hypoxic sleeping systems in similar conditions even with high intensity only lowers the oxygen saturation to 95%.
This state is strongly connected with the mitochondrial adaptation as well as with the change of anaerobic energetical coverage. Higher intensity of muscles work load leads to higher body´s need for energy production using the way of metabolizing fats.
High altitude systems for body comfort increase – relaxation in a cozy chair and reading or watching TV while being exposed to a high altitude. The intermittent hypoxic therapy (IHT) can be used to improve prevention against chronic diseases and for overall betterment of health. It is successfully used for treatment of asthma, allergies, diabetes, sleeping disorders and many other degenerative or chronical diseases. IHT is the latest methodology of high altitudes trainings. It influences health in general in a positive way, increases vitality and personal well-being. It involves short intervals of breathing hypoxic air (3-5 minutes, 9-10% O2, 6000 m) and breathing regular air (2-5 minutes). These hypoxic and hypercapnic (increased CO2) cycles encourage natural physiological body mechanisms, which can be seen during the embryonal development of mammals and help newborns to deal with initial oxidative stress after being born. The same effect can increase prevention against oxidative stress for adults. This has a high potential of dealing with the following:
- Prevention (reduction) of chronical and degenerative diseases (Alzheimer, diabetes, tumors)
- Ageing process deceleration
- Support of overall vitality and personal feeling of happiness
Although the IHT is mainly aimed on wellness style of living, it is still a very universal training procedure and it has its use in in various different kind of training processes.
Physiological reactions on hypoxia:
- Increased oxygen absorption in lungs
- Increased EPO production in kidneys, which stimulates creation of erythrocytes and increased oxygen transport capacity
- Increased capillarization improves muscles oxygenation
- More efficient regeneration process of mitochondria and mitochondrial enzymes, which help to use oxygen in a more efficient way to gain energy and which also increase enzymatic anti-oxidant protection
Other benefits
- Decrease of average stroke index and blood pressure
- Increased creation and release of growth hormone
- Stimulation of fats metabolization
- Decrease of oxidative stress
- Increase of erythrocytes creation
- Deeper and restful sleep (connected with the so called “white noise” effect)
(the above text refers to an external source www.aktivnizdravi.cz)
You can try the revolutionary IHT technology on your own comfortably in one of our hotel rooms and learn more about the possibilities of installing it into your home bedroom. The abovementioned positive effects can therefore be brought to your home permanently and can be used to change your life style as a whole!
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