Human athletes have long utilized training at high altitudes to improve their oxygen-carrying capacity, so it should come as no surprise that trainers of equine athletes have tried similar methods.

Ordinarily, trekking into high alpine zones requires days or even weeks of altitude acclimatization to help you adjust to the fewer oxygen particles you'll be taking in each breath. Weird things ...

Training for the Tour de France looks very different today compared to how it did a few decades ago. Weeks-long training camps held at high altitude are now the norm, and riders spend less time racing ...

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 ...

For runners who don’t live in the Sierras, altitude training is a tactic normally associated with elite athletes looking for an edge. However, many runners may have the opportunity to train at ...

For the WorldTour elite, when you’re not in the saddle, you’re probably living at thin air. Jan Tratnik spent 45 days on Mount Teide in the past three months. And when riders like Evenepoel, Mathieu ...

Seven riders, including Pidcock, currently at El Colorado ski resort at 2,800 metres above sea level ...

Living and training in Santa Fe comes with a quiet assumption that once you’ve acclimated to our high desert elevation, exercise demands are the same as anywhere else. For most ...

New research published in the journal Anaesthesia suggests that simulated high altitude training could help older patients prepare for surgery and reduce their risk of complications. The randomized ...