With the rise to higher altitudes, much changes in the environment. Apart from the fact that the air is less polluted and trees give way to rocks and snow, the composition of the air also changes. One of those changes is that the partial oxygen tension becomes lower and lower. ... read more
Altitude training for runners
Altitude training is a part of almost all elite training programmes for runners. More than 95% of the medallists at the World Championships and Olympic Games have lived or trained at altitude. This simulated altitude takes place over a period of weeks or months. ... read more
The misunderstanding of altitude training
Athletes have long used high-altitude training camps as a means of pushing their bodies and improving endurance and performance. At the same time, scientific professionals debate the effectiveness of altitude training on athletes. One thing that Altitude Dream the ... read more
How altitude training can help fight covid-19 corona virus
During this global pandemic, many customers have asked our team how our altitude equipment can help during this crisis. ... read more
Why altitude training is not always successful.
A new analysis casts doubt on the idea that people are born "responders" or "non-responders" to training in thin air. To understand the latest data on altitude training for endurance athletes, it is worth looking back at a study published in 2015 ... read more
Wilco Van Rooijen experiments with a high altitude tent
The aim was to climb 2 fat 7000-ders in Tajikistan's Pamir Mountains. Namely: Korzhenevskaya peak (7105m) and the Somoni peak (7495m). In order to do this in 3 weeks, I did want to try out whether acclimatisation at home with a so-called altitude tent would work. Via Altitude Dream ... read more
Lotto Soudal not on altitude training: “Altitude tent gives the same effect”
"Height training is an indispensable part of cycling," says Wim Van Hoolst, trainer of Lotto Soudal. Yet his team again does not go to altitude. "Your body doesn't know whether you're sleeping in a tent or sleeping at height," he explains. ... read more
Hematocrit? Height tent? The theory behind the “top condition” of Campenaerts
Victor Campenaerts, the current World endurance record holder, says he feels "top", courtesy of a few nights in his high altitude tent. "I want to start my last training block with an unseen high haematocrit," he said. Can't keep up? Kris Van der Mieren, federal doctor at Belgian Cycling, ... read more