OH! Magazine - Australian Version September 2017 | Page 21

PTIMUM HEALTH
4. General Health and Fitness
Altitude training is a great way to
kickstart your weight loss journey or take
your existing fitness to a new high. This
facility can be used like a normal gym so
you can train when and as often as you
like, either by yourself, with a personal
trainer, or as part of a group training
session.
Physical results include:
• more efficient work out than at sea
level (up to 25 per cent)
• decreased resting heart rate and
blood pressure
• up to 15 per cent weight loss with
three times as many calories
burned, due to continued post-
workout burn.
Physiological adaptions include:
• enhanced fat metabolism and basal
metabolic rate (BMR).
5. Injury Rehabilitation
Altitude training training enables those
with injuries to get a cardiovascular
workout and enjoy the physiological
benefits of altitude, with less mechanical
load or effort. Their accredited altitude
trainers can tailor specific classes and
packages for your individual injury
rehabilitation and recovery.
Physical results include:
• more efficient workout than at sea
level (up to 25 per cent)
• decreased resting heart rate and
blood pressure
• Reduced musculoskeletal load.
6. Senior’s Fitness
Altitude training enables those with
mobilty issues to get a cardiovascular
workout, and enjoy the physiological
benefits of altitude, with less mechanical
load or effort. We provide special classes
and packages for senior citizens that
combines low impact exercise with
altitude conditions for maximum
benefits.
As little as two sessions per week (Ponsot
et al. (2006) and Dufour et al. (2006))
have