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  • IMPROVES RESPIRATORY COMPENSATION THRESHOLD (RCT)

    RCT is the boundary between high intensity activity and severe intensity exertion. Under normal conditions the bodies drive to breathe is based on carbon dioxide levels in the blood. When RCT is reached, the bodies drive to breathe is driven by lactate levels. This causes very heavy respiration and signifies a transition point in which fatigue starts to overcome the body’s ability to sustain exercise intensity. TrainingMask® increases RCT which allows the body to generate incrementally more effort before the point of exhaustion is reached.

    American Council on exercise

    Journal of sports science & medicine

    Porcari, J.P., Probst, L., Forrester, K., Doberstein, S., Foster, C., Cress, M.L., & Schmidt, K. (2016). Effect of wearing the elevation training mask on aerobic capacity, lung function, and hematological variables, Journal of Sports Science & Medicine, 15(2), 379.

  • IMPROVES VENTILATORY THRESHOLD

    Ventilatory Threshold is the point during an activity in which breathing volume becomes insufficient to meet the oxygen demands of the body during exertion. TrainingMask® has been shown to increase Ventilatory Threshold giving you access to more activity capacity during exertion.

    American Council on exercise

    Journal of sports science & medicine

    Porcari, J.P., Probst, L., Forrester, K., Doberstein, S., Foster, C., Cress, M.L., & Schmidt, K. (2016). Effect of wearing the elevation training mask on aerobic capacity, lung function, and hematological variables, Journal of Sports Science & Medicine, 15(2), 379.

  • INCREASE POWER OUTPUT AT VENTILATORY THRESHOLD

    Under normal conditions if you need more oxygen, you can breathe harder to get more to the working muscles. VT (Ventilatory Threshold) is the juncture during a workout breathing can no longer match the oxygen demands of the body during exertion. TrainingMask has been shown to increase the amount of power you can produce while at VT keeping you stronger for longer.

    American Council on exercise

    Journal of sports science & medicine

    Porcari, J.P., Probst, L., Forrester, K., Doberstein, S., Foster, C., Cress, M.L., & Schmidt, K. (2016). Effect of wearing the elevation training mask on aerobic capacity, lung function, and hematological variables, Journal of Sports Science & Medicine, 15(2), 379.

  • STRENGTH TRAINING UNDER HYPOXIC CONDITIONS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES SERUM GROWTH HORMONE LEVELS

    Serum growth hormone concentrations after exercise were significantly higher in the hypoxic group than in the normoxic group on both the first and last training sessions. These findings suggest that hypoxic resistance training elicits more muscle hypertrophy associated with a higher growth hormone secretion.

    Clinical Physiology and

    Functional Imaging

    Kurobe, K., Huang, Z., Nishiwaki, M., Yamamoto, M., Kanehisa, H., &Ogita, F. (2015). Effects of resistance training under hypoxic conditions on muscle hypertrophy and strength. Clinical physiology and functional imaging, 35(3), 197-202.

  • INCREASES POWER OUTPUT AT RESPIRATORY COMPENSATION THRESHOLD (RCT)

    The respiratory compensation threshold (RCT) is the stage of high intensity exertion where minute ventilation (the air that can be inhaled and exhaled in 60 seconds) starts becoming excessive with respect to carbon dioxide output. RCT is the boundary between high intensity exertion and severe intensity effort. TrainingMask® increases the amount of cardiorespiratory power the body can produce while at RCT.

    American Council on exercise

    FUNCTIONAL IMAGING

    Porcari, J.P., Probst, L., Forrester, K., Doberstein, S., Foster, C., Cress, M.L., & Schmidt, K. (2016). Effect of wearing the elevation training mask on aerobic capacity, lung function, and hematological variables, Journal of Sports Science & Medicine, 15(2), 379.

  • Training Using Elevation Mask Improves Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Pulmonary Functions, and Hematological Variables in University Athletes

    Author Contributions

    Conceptualization, N.A., M.A., H.F. and M.E.; methodology, N.A. and M.E.; formal analysis, N.A. and H.F.; investigation, N.A. and M.E.; writing—original draft preparation, N.A., M.A., H.F. and M.E.; writing—review and editing, N.A., M.A., H.F. and M.E.; supervision, N.A. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

    Funding

    This study was funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia (GRANT2427).

     

    Institutional Review Board Statement

    Ethical approval was obtained from the Research Ethics Committee of the King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia (KFU-REC-2022-OCT-ETHICS250). 

    Informed Consent Statement

    Informed consent was obtained from all subjects involved in the study. 

    Data Availability Statement

    Data are available upon request to the main author. 

    Acknowledgments

    The authors acknowledge the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Faisal University for financial support (GRANT2427). Special thanks to all participants in this study.

    Conflicts of Interest

    The authors declare no conflict of interest. 

    Abouzeid, N.; ELnaggar, M.; FathAllah, H.; Amira, M. Eight Weeks of High-Intensity Interval Training Using Elevation Mask May Improve Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Pulmonary Functions, and Hematological Variables in University Athletes. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 202320, 3533. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043533

    AMA Style

    Abouzeid N, ELnaggar M, FathAllah H, Amira M. Eight Weeks of High-Intensity Interval Training Using Elevation Mask May Improve Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Pulmonary Functions, and Hematological Variables in University Athletes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(4):3533. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043533

    Chicago/Turabian Style

    Abouzeid, Nasser, Mahmoud ELnaggar, Haytham FathAllah, and Mostafa Amira. 2023. "Eight Weeks of High-Intensity Interval Training Using Elevation Mask May Improve Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Pulmonary Functions, and Hematological Variables in University Athletes" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 4: 3533. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043533

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  • Using A Respiratory Device As A Therapeutic Modality In Patients With A History Of Heart Failure.

  • The addition of moderate inspiratory resistance to the aerobic training during CR was well tolerated by HF patients and preliminarily suggests trends toward improved ventilatory responses when assessed during submaximal exercise

    Jordan Parks, Jesse Schwartz, Meredith Shea, Bruce Johnson,

    Regis: Fernandes, Courtney Wheatley

    Dept.: of CV Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ 85260

     

    Introduction: Heart failure (HF)
    is associated with limited blood flow reserve due to reduced cardiac output (Q).
    HF is also associated with generalized respiratory muscle weakness, despite patients
    being exposed to an increased work and cost of breathing due primarily to
    increased flow resistive work from an altered breathing pattern. We
    hypothesized that the use of a respiratory training device during aerobic
    exercise training would positively impact patients with HF by training the
    inspiratory muscles and modifying their respiratory response to exercise.

     

    Methods: 15
    subjects completed all study visits (age 67.5±10.0 yr, Ht 179.3±6.1cm, BMI 28.8±5.7
    m/cm2). Patients diagnosed with systolic HF and currently enrolled
    in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) completed the Minnesota living with heart
    failure questionnaire (MLHFQ), pulmonary function testing, and measures during
    exercise that included Q (soluble gas method), ventilation (VE) and
    respiratory gas exchange. Measures were made at baseline and after completion
    of CR. Participants were randomized to no respiratory resistance (NR) or mild-moderate
    inspiratory resistance (MR, 15 to 20 cmH2O) provided by a
    respiratory resistance mask (Training Mask Co., Cadillac, Michigan 49601) worn
    during aerobic portions of CR.

    Results: Participants
    completed on average 24±3 CR sessions with 10 subjects in the MR
    group and 5 in the NR group. The MR group had a decrease on the MLHFQ score of
    19.9±26.9 and the NR group had a decrease of 6.0±23.4 (p=0.330). At a matched workload
    of 30 Watts (W), VE declined by 4.0±7.0 L/min and increased by 2.2±13.1
    L/min for subjects in the MR and NR groups, respectively (p=0.06). Respiratory
    rate (RR) decreased in MR by 1.2± 4.9 and decreased in NR by 0.67± 5.9. HR at
    30W decreased in both groups (p=0.036) with no difference between groups, VE/VCO2
    decreased by 10.4±12.4 and 3.9±8.9 in the MR and NR groups respectively. Stroke
    volume (SV) at 30W tended to increase for both MR and NR (p>0.05, no
    difference between groups).

    Conclusion:
    The addition of moderate inspiratory resistance to the aerobic training during
    CR was well tolerated by HF patients and preliminarily suggests trends toward
    improved ventilatory responses when assessed during submaximal exercise.