Intermittent Hypoxia Training

Intermittent hypoxia training increases red blood cell production from 2.4 million per second to approximately 30 million per second — a roughly tenfold increase. IHT causes individual red blood cells to grow larger, further boosting oxygen capacity per cell. IHT improves exercise endurance and stamina. IHHT improves recovery, reduces inflammation, and increases VO2 max. IHT improves sleep quality through better tissue oxygenation. IHT is the opposite of hyperbaric oxygen therapy: instead of flooding the body with extra oxygen, it temporarily starves the body of oxygen. An inexpensive high-altitude training mask can produce nearly identical effects to a full IHHT machine. A practical IHT protocol involves wearing a hypoxic mask during intense exercise for two minutes on, two minutes off. Repeated oxygen deprivation causes the body to build new capillaries and expand the vascular system. IHT stimulates the body's antioxidant systems, particularly in the heart, producing cardioprotective and neuroprotective effects. IHHT alternates brief oxygen restriction with flooding the body with up to 80% oxygen concentration during exercise. The adaptive benefits of IHT depend on brief, contro…