When elites like Kellyn Taylor—who trains in Flagstaff, Arizona—and Emma Coburn—who trains in Crested Butte, Colorado—work out at elevations around 6,000 to 8,000 feet above sea level, then you know ...

Altitude training refers to exposing the body to hypoxic environments (those which limit the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues) long enough to elicit physiological adaptations. These adaptations ...

Leading up to the Olympic trials earlier this year, local running star Max King slept in an altitude training tent almost every night. The tent fits over a mattress in a spare room of his house, next ...

Ever dash through the airport in Salt Lake City? Worse yet, have you ever run a 5K in Denver? Even if you live at high altitude, you’re bound to be more winded and considerably slower than you would ...

This month’s issue of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise features a debate on the merits of “hypoxic training”—that is, training in the thin air of real or simulated altitude for the purposes of ...

Cyclists and long-distance runners have historically trained at higher altitudes (between 6,000 and 10,000 feet above seas level) then returned to sea level to improve their athletic performance. But ...

Most men hit the gym to build muscle, drop a few pounds, or sculpt a six-pack. Nothing wrong with that—until you’re on a mountain. Mother Nature doesn’t care about your physique. The only thing you ...

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. It’s on the third of 10 hills on the stationary bike that my heart starts to pound heavy in my chest. My legs ...