It is well-established that different altitude training modalities can improve convective oxygen
(O2) transport capacity and physical fitness of athletes (Millet et al., 2010). Exercising in …

Altitude training has become very popular among athletes as a means to further increase
exercise performance at sea level or to acclimatize to competition at altitude. Several …

It is widely accepted that prolonged exposure to extreme altitude is detrimental for exercise
performance and muscle structure. Moreover, highly trained subjects seem to suffer more …

There is no doubt that many hypoxic conditions or prolonged exposures to altitude result in
“biological costs of hypoxic adaptations that outweigh their benefits”(1), particularly in …

Purpose The effects of hypoxic training on exercise performance remain controversial. Here,
we tested the hypotheses that i) hypoxic training possesses ergogenic effects at sea level …

Because of the enduring rise in the prevalence of obesity worldwide, there is continued
interest in hypoxia as a mechanism underlying the pathophysiology of obesity and its …

It is well established that local muscle tissue hypoxia is an important consequence and
possibly a relevant adaptive signal of endurance exercise training in humans. It has been …

Over the past two decades, intermittent hypoxic training (IHT), that is, a method where
athletes live at or near sea level but train under hypoxic conditions, has gained …

Hyperoxia results from the inhalation of mixtures of gas containing higher partial pressures
of oxygen (O 2) than normal air at sea level. Exercise in hyperoxia affects the …

Obesity is defined as a body mass index> 30 kg/m2 and is a major health burden in many
parts of the world (Finucane et al., 2011). The incidence of worldwide obesity is escalating at …