Oxygen starvation training is the only proven geroprotector when a person breathes air with a low oxygen content. To conduct them, you first need to determine the required level of oxygen for a person, a geriatrician, neurologist, head of the gerontology department of Moscow State University told socialbites.ca of Moscow State University. MV Lomonosov Valery Novoselov.
“The oxygen level is selected individually by a specialist. To understand this, you need to conduct Shtange and Genchi tests (breath holding on inspiration – Shtanga and exhalation – Genchi tests to detect latent coronary insufficiency, as well as determine the body’s resistance to hypoxia), ”Novoselov explained.
Hypoxic training often involves intermittent exposure, so it is better tolerated. For five minutes you need to inhale the prepared mixture and rest for five minutes. According to Novoselov, time intervals are determined depending on the preparation.
“Also, you should not fall below a certain saturation level (a quantitative indicator of how much oxygenated hemoglobin is in the blood). I wouldn’t recommend going below 80%. But when we worked with military personnel, mountaineers, athletes of the highest division, we reduced them to 65% – 60%, ”the expert concluded.
Read more about how hypoxic training prolongs life and alters genes, why oxygen is toxic and how the body protects itself against it – in report “socialbites.ca”.