• Russians developed altitude training for pilots in 1940’s
  
• Discovered that continuous high altitude exposure was unnecessary inefficient
  
• Daily, short 1-hr exposures for 15 days were more effective
  
• Developed similar schedules for endurance athletes in 1970's
  
• Increased red blood cell count stamina, beneficial effects lasted over 2 weeks
  
• Improved aerobic conditioning athletic performance for their Olympic program

AltoLab is there when altitude takes it's toll.

Examples of Hypoxic altitude simulators on the market today.

• Vacuum chamber mimics
     high altitude
  
• Enter for 8 hours a day for
     30 days
  
• Expensive ($13K)
     claustrophobic, noisy,requires
     power, not portable
  

• Mechanical, electric
      oxygen scrubber
  
• Achieves high altitude, use
      1 hr. a day,
  
• Not portable, heavy,
      inconvenient
  
• Expensive ($6K)