A mantra in pilot training is that you should train the way you fly, and then fly the way you train. Thanks to its enormous fleet of Level C and D full-flight simulators, FlightSafety International ...

Email: [[kwkamb]] Webpage: {{http://www.wm.edu/as/kinesiology/research/lab-pages/jbarf, Jack Borgenicht Hypoxia/Altitude Physiology Research Facility}} A native of ...

If you’re racing at high altitude, your performance will suffer. (How high is “high”? Opinions differ, and it also depends on your physiology, but there’s evidence that elevations as low as 1,900 feet ...

The Jack Borgenicht Hypoxia/Altitude Physiology Research Facility (JBHARF) operates a normobaric hypoxia chamber at a “normal” sea level atmospheric pressure of approximately 760 torr (1 torr = 1/760 ...

The hot trend in elite athletics the past decade has been the use of altitude training and hypoxic tents to improve aerobic capacity and performance. The converse question is also intriguing – if you ...

A common heart feature long thought to have negligible effects on human health and performance may be problematic at high altitude. That's a key finding from a study that looked at the effects of a ...

High-altitude environments impose unique physiological challenges due to reduced atmospheric oxygen levels. Mammals native to these regions exhibit a range of adaptations that enhance oxygen uptake, ...

BETHESDA, MD. – Sildenafil (Viagra) significantly improved the cardiovascular and exercise performance measures of trained cyclists at high altitude, mostly because the drug helped some participants ...

BETHESDA, Md. (May 18, 2009) Pregnant women who are indigenous to the Andes Mountains deliver more blood and oxygen to their fetuses at high altitude than do women of European descent. The study helps ...