Dr. Mirkin's Fitness and Health Forum: Altitude

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JimA
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Posted: 06 Mar 2010 at 11:31pm

Assume that I go from living at sea level to living at 7000 feet. Does the amount and/or intensity of exercise speed up or slow down altitude acclimatization ?

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Posted: 25 Apr 2010 at 11:36am

Because there is not so much oxygen in the atmosphere you will find everything becomes more difficult. There is not much you can do to speed this acclimatisation process. Some people find they simply need to do nothing to allow their bodies to work properly at that altitude.

One thing is sure --- your body will acclimatise at its own speed and if you work out with too great an intensity or try to do too much, you will quite simply come to a stop.

After a while, should you then return to sea level, you will be able to do a whole load more.

Edited by Attila - 25 Apr 2010 at 11:38am

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Posted: 21 Jul 2010 at 6:02pm

One of the real benefits of living at 6500 feet in Colorado Springs is how fast you can get a beer buzz at low altitude. After living and working out in Colorado for 50 years it is dang near impossible for me to get drunk in California or any low altitude states. Just a waste of money. On the plus side, I can run forever at low altitude and never get tired. I do find it difficult to fall asleep at lower altitudes. I just feel like my body is supercharged.

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Posted: 05 Aug 2010 at 5:11pm

Can anyone provide information regarding caloric expenditure at altitude? For example, if I run 1 mile at sea level I burn about 125 calories. Does running 1 mile at 6500 ft in Colorado Springs increase the amount of calories burned significantly? Intuition says that if you are doing the same work (lets say a 10 minute mile), doing it with less oxygen should be more difficult, therefore burning more calories. Responses?

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JimA Newbie Joined: 06 Mar 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Topic: Altitude Posted: 06 Mar 2010 at 11:31pm
	Assume that I go from living at sea level to living at 7000 feet. Does the amount and/or intensity of exercise speed up or slow down altitude acclimatization ?
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Attila Groupie Joined: 20 Feb 2009 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 54	Posted: 25 Apr 2010 at 11:36am
	Because there is not so much oxygen in the atmosphere you will find everything becomes more difficult. There is not much you can do to speed this acclimatisation process. Some people find they simply need to do nothing to allow their bodies to work properly at that altitude. One thing is sure --- your body will acclimatise at its own speed and if you work out with too great an intensity or try to do too much, you will quite simply come to a stop. After a while, should you then return to sea level, you will be able to do a whole load more. Edited by Attila - 25 Apr 2010 at 11:38am
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Dolt Newbie Joined: 21 Jul 2010 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 11	Posted: 21 Jul 2010 at 6:02pm
	One of the real benefits of living at 6500 feet in Colorado Springs is how fast you can get a beer buzz at low altitude. After living and working out in Colorado for 50 years it is dang near impossible for me to get drunk in California or any low altitude states. Just a waste of money. On the plus side, I can run forever at low altitude and never get tired. I do find it difficult to fall asleep at lower altitudes. I just feel like my body is supercharged. Edited by Dolt - 21 Jul 2010 at 6:02pm
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Dolt Newbie Joined: 21 Jul 2010 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 11	Posted: 05 Aug 2010 at 5:11pm
	Can anyone provide information regarding caloric expenditure at altitude? For example, if I run 1 mile at sea level I burn about 125 calories. Does running 1 mile at 6500 ft in Colorado Springs increase the amount of calories burned significantly? Intuition says that if you are doing the same work (lets say a 10 minute mile), doing it with less oxygen should be more difficult, therefore burning more calories. Responses?
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