The benefits of a lack of oxygen rather than an excess of it can be clearly explained by the results of a study by scientists. One of them compared the effects of enriched and depleted air...
. Exercising in the mountains is extremely appealing: mountain air, snow-capped peaks, secluded mountain lakes and flowering meadows. But when you take the beautiful views out of the...
Hypoxia — is a technical term for a lack of oxygen. It can have both positive and negative effects on the body. It depends on its duration, i.e. the period of oxygen deficiency....
With hypoxia-hyperoxia training on the OXYTERRA machine, you can not only improve your physical fitness, but also your own health. It mimics the effects of high-altitude breathing training but...
. For a long time, it was thought that endothelial cells served only to lining the inner surface of vessel walls. We now know that they are highly active cells that function as an...
It's no secret that the older we get, the lower our muscle activity and fitness levels. But what if there was a way to slow down this process and even improve the physical abilities of...
For a long time it was assumed that nitric oxide – it is a dangerous poison found in smog, car exhaust and acid rain. Much of this is true, but it has recently been revealed that nitric...
In 1968, the Summer Olympic Games were held in Mexico City at an altitude of about 2300 meters above sea level. At that time, many athletes and their coaches noticed that training in high...
Our body is endowed with the unique ability to grow new blood vessels. You can see this process in real time, such as after you break your knee. After an injury the normal blood supply is...
Erythropoietin — a hormone that triggers the production of red blood cells, became known to the general public in the 1990s because of its connection to scandals in professional sports:...
Rudolf Virchow — eminent German physician who once said: "A man's age is determined by the age of his blood vessels." And this is true, but did you know that our body is...
When it comes to breathing, many of us take it for granted, but did you know that the way we breathe can have a significant impact on our health and well-being? For example, breathing through...
Do you know how you breathe? By taking approximately 25,000 breaths a day, an adult provides a vital amount of oxygen. We normally breathe through our nose automatically. Statistics show that...
The breath hold test (not to be confused with the breath test) — is an easy and quick way to assess your body condition. It's not about how long you can hold your breath, it's...
Many of us don't realize the importance of proper breathing and its impact on our overall health and well-being. By breathing, you can at any time assess the state of a person’s...
