Re: Altitude sickness
Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 2:52 am
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Yury wrote:WyomingSummits wrote:MoapaPk wrote:-You can run 4 miles in 40 minutes; OR
-At the gym, you can go 30 minutes on an elliptical trainer set at 20% incline and intermediate resistance; or
-you can walk on a treadmill set at 15% incline and 3 mph, for 30 minutes.
That list should be the minimum physical requirements. I can do those with ease and still sometimes feel worked depending on the terrain/load being carried.
WyomingSummits,
-You can run 4 miles in 40 minutes; - Many years ago I was able to do this. I doubt I can do it now.
or
-At the gym, you can go 30 minutes on an elliptical trainer set at 20% incline and intermediate resistance; - I have no experience using elliptical trainer.
or
-you can walk on a treadmill set at 15% incline and 3 mph, for 30 minutes. - I doubt I can do this. Typically I use 2.4 mph in a gym with 15% incline.
Does it mean that I am not allowed to hike in the mountains in case I do not meet these requirements?
Yury wrote:WyomingSummits wrote:MoapaPk wrote:-You can run 4 miles in 40 minutes; OR
-At the gym, you can go 30 minutes on an elliptical trainer set at 20% incline and intermediate resistance; or
-you can walk on a treadmill set at 15% incline and 3 mph, for 30 minutes.
That list should be the minimum physical requirements. I can do those with ease and still sometimes feel worked depending on the terrain/load being carried.
WyomingSummits,
-You can run 4 miles in 40 minutes; - Many years ago I was able to do this. I doubt I can do it now.
or
-At the gym, you can go 30 minutes on an elliptical trainer set at 20% incline and intermediate resistance; - I have no experience using elliptical trainer.
or
-you can walk on a treadmill set at 15% incline and 3 mph, for 30 minutes. - I doubt I can do this. Typically I use 2.4 mph in a gym with 15% incline.
Does it mean that I am not allowed to hike in the mountains in case I do not meet these requirements?
jesu, joy of man's desiring wrote:Google "Lady Gaga altitude sickness Denver concert"
^^^^^^
Even the strongest succumb to this devastating illness
WyomingSummits wrote:http://acli-mate.com/living-at-altitude-the-pros-and-cons-of-a-high-altitude-lifestyle/
funnyman7878 wrote:She had altitude sickness in Denver? which is at 5500 ft right? Who the heck gets altitude sickness at 5500ft? Isn't a plane pressurized to 8000 ft?