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Does living at a high altitude make you fitter?
Does living at a high altitude make you fitter?
Does living at a high altitude make you fitter?
Living at high altitude can potentially improve your endurance during intense exercise. It may increase your aerobic capacity, lactic acid tolerance, and oxygen flow to your muscles. To prevent altitude sickness, climb slowly and reduce your intensity at high altitudes.Last updated on 09 Dec 2024
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How does one avoid altitude sickness?
Avoid visiting places on the same day when you get to higher altitudes. Acclimatise and only then get to places which requires climbing.Last updated on 09 Dec 2024
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At which altitude does the air begin to be noticeably thinner?
At 12,500 feet the air becomes thinner and oxygen becomes lower making it difficult to breathe.Last updated on 09 Dec 2024
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Do people living in high altitude have bigger lungs?
They have larger lung capacity than people living in the plains.Last updated on 09 Dec 2024
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What happens to your lungs at high altitudes?
At altitude, the reduced oxygen content of the blood induces breathing instability, with periods of deep and rapid breathing alternating with central apnea. This breathing pattern is called high-altitude periodic breathing (PB).Last updated on 09 Dec 2024
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