The most suitable form of altitude training is mainly dependent on your sport. In addition, other things can play a role in choosing the right height training form. The table below provides an overview: ... read more
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Altitude training: does it really work?
More and more top athletes make use of a height tent, simulation rooms, height internships and everything related to this. Many top athletes swear by it, while the scientific basis appears to be unclear. From my background as a competitive swimmer I thought it was high time to ... read more
Climbing talent Wout Poels: With altitude training you feel 2 percent better
Relieved, Wout Poels reached the finish line in Paris in the company of Tour winner and teammate Chris Froome on Sunday. During this Tour de France, Poels made an important contribution to the success of the Team Sky leader and was perhaps the strongest in the Bergen after his leader in the ... read more
The disadvantage of training at height
The disadvantage of training at heights is that the oxygen pressure is lower at heights. This means that the air contains less oxygen per volume. You have to put more effort into transporting a given amount of oxygen to your muscles. At distances longer than 400 meters, where the ... read more
Altitude training for the roof of the world
PPPffffffffff. PPPffffffff, PPPfffffffff. The oxygen slowly flows into my height tent. As if the sea was washing into my tent. I spend around 10 to 12 hours a day in it. It's going to make it easier for me to get used to the extreme altitude on Mount Everest. At 8850 meters the highest mountain ... read more
Altitude training: the higher sleep, the better?
The higher the better? Not with altitude training. Many athletes and coaches still think that they can get extra effect from sleeping or living even higher than the height advised by the scientist. The ideal height is a subject that we regularly ask about at Altitude Dream ... read more
Altitude Dream present on the Day of the Trainer
On December 13, 2014, the Flemish Trainers School (VTS) organized the sixth edition of the Day of the Trainer in and around the Topsporthal Vlaanderen in Ghent. Tour de Kilimanjaro Altitude Dream altitude training was asked by the organization to demonstrate our technology to all present ... read more
Altitude training can improve your sprint
Marcel Kittel is one of the few sprinters to complete an altitude training session before the start of the Tour de France. Recent research has shown that he has done well. ... read more