The Athlete and High Altitude

Derby, Richard; deWeber, Kevin

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“…Increasing terrestrial altitude has physiological effects to athletes who train at high altitude; that's increasing altitude causes a drop in barometric pressure of oxygen resulting to hypobaric hypoxic effects [6]. According to [7] hypoxic condition in high altitude areas is triggered by carotid body receptors to improve ventilation of an athlete and subsequent endurance performance in the long run.…”

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“…These training models are live high, train high (LHTH); live low, train high (LLTH) and live high, train low (LHTL). Therefore, altitudes levels are specific in acclimatization [6], thus athletes preference in choosing training zone and area is based on their sporting endurance demands. Specific altitudes (Table 1) among athletes have emerged as a way to gain tactical advantage over the competitors at low altitude [11].…”

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High Altitude as an Environmental Economic Good: Estimating Its Economic Value Using Willingness to Incur Costs by Athletes

Misoi¹,

Kiptum²

2020

IJEEE

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High altitude training provides acclimatization to athletes by enhancing endurance; however, this environmental service has remained unaccounted and un-priced. Therefore, this study sought to estimate economic value of high altitude services to athletes using travel cost valuation approach. This study was carried out at Iten Township in Elgeyo Marakwet County, Kenya. Systematic simple random sampling technique was used in administering 223 structured questionnaires to respondents. Excel and Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS version-20) were used for data analysis. Findings from the study showed that athletes incurred estimated cost of about $9.59 per day to train at high altitude, while high altitude attributes such as experience, safety and altitude acclimatization were highly ranked as motivating factors by athletes to train in the study area. Results from statistical tests revealed that experience, age of athletes, safety and altitude effects were significantly difference in influencing athletes' willingness to incur extra cost for altitude acclimatization. Analysis from logit model showed that experience, age of athletes, safety and altitude effects had high probability to influence athletes to train at high altitude areas. However, stochastic variable in the model showed significant difference in influencing willingness to incur cost by athletes while training at high altitude. This error term explains unobserved variables in the model which were beyond the scope of this study. In conclusion athletes are willing to incur travelling and living costs to train at high altitude areas in order to gain incremental altitude training effects as affirmed by bootstrap hypothesis testing results. Significant of this study will inform policy and decision makers on critical information while they develop sustainable infrastructure, legislation and policies for sports industry.

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High Altitude as an Environmental Economic Good: Estimating Its Economic Value Using Willingness to Incur Costs by Athletes

Misoi¹,

Kiptum²

2020

IJEEE

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“…However, some missions must be done in adverse conditions, as in high altitude (Derby & Weber, 2010;United States of America, 2002), and in this case, the hypoxia can alter the performance of troops in some activities, because it decrease the maximal consume of oxygen in 17% (Consolazio, Nelson, Matoush, & Hansen, 1966). Moreover, military tasks in cold weather at moderate altitude are accompanied by increases in several indicators of oxidative stress such as: breath pentane, oxygen radical absorption capacity, and lipid peroxides (LPO) (Chao, Askew, Roberts, Wood, & Perkins, 1999).…”

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Correlations between the simulated military tasks performance and physical fitness tests at high altitude

Neves¹

2017

motricidade

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The aim of this study was to investigate the Correlations between the Simulated Military Tasks Performance and Physical Fitness Tests at high altitude. This research is part of a project to modernize the physical fitness test of the Colombian Army. Data collection was performed at the 13 th Battalion of Instruction and Training, located 30km south of Bogota D.C., with a temperature range from 1ºC to 23ºC during the study period, and at 3100m above sea level. The sample was composed by 60 volunteers from three different platoons. The volunteers start the data collection protocol after 2 weeks of acclimation at this altitude. The main results were the identification of a high positive correlation between the 3 Assault wall in succession and the Simulated Military Tasks performance (r = 0.764, p<0.001), and a moderate negative correlation between pull-ups and the Simulated Military Tasks performance (r = -0.535, p<0.001). It can be recommended the use of the 20-consecutive overtaking of the 3 Assault wall in succession as a good way to estimate the performance in operational tasks which involve: assault walls, network of wires, military Climbing Nets, Tarzan jump among others, at high altitude.

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“…AMS-acute mountain climbing disease  HACE-height cerebral oedema  HAPE-hepatic pulmonary oedema [7].…”

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“…The highest intensity of symptoms occurs 2-3 days after the disease. The return to proper functioning of the body is most common on day 4-5 [1,7,23]. The symptoms of AMS differ from the disease [23].…”

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Acetazolamide in prevention of altitude disease

Choroszewicz

Dobosiewicz

Badiuk

2020

PPS

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Mountain climbing is associated with many risky, life-threatening situations. One of the most common attacking diseases at altitudes above 2500 m is altitude disease (HAI). This disease consists of: acute alpine disease, cerebral oedema and pulmonary oedema at altitude. The best way to prevent altitude diseases is by means of alcomatisation and slow increase in altitude. Climbers should follow the principle "climb high, sleep low". Sometimes, however, time or inability to descend do not allow for acclimatization. In such conditions, it is necessary to use pharmaceuticals that prevent the occurrence of an illness of altitude. The following article discusses research on the most commonly used drug in the prevention of acute mountain disease-acetazolamide. This drug was first used in the 60s of the XX century, demonstrating its effectiveness in the prevention of mountain disease. Since then, it has been the subject of many studies.

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The Athlete and High Altitude

Cited by 19 publications

References 5 publications

High Altitude as an Environmental Economic Good: Estimating Its Economic Value Using Willingness to Incur Costs by Athletes

High Altitude as an Environmental Economic Good: Estimating Its Economic Value Using Willingness to Incur Costs by Athletes

Correlations between the simulated military tasks performance and physical fitness tests at high altitude

Acetazolamide in prevention of altitude disease

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