Short-term effects of Altitude training on Oxygen Saturation and Mountain Sickness

• Main Authors: Wang,Chiu-Chun, 王秋竣
• Other Authors: Chang, Yuag-Cheng
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2015
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/08871955058527288154

碩士 === 國立體育大學 === 競技與教練科學研究所 === 103 === Abstract The Purpose of this study was to investigate Short-term effects of altitude training on Oxygen Saturation and Mountain Sickness.Methods： twelve elite college level distance runners (7males and 5females, age：22±3.8 years old, height： 168±8.5cm, weight： 53.8±7.1kg, training age： 9.8±3.6years ) volunteered to participate in this study, all participants had to complete three weeks(three hours for two time/day) altitude training program in China Altitude training center, Acute mountain sickness questionnaire(AMS index), pulse oximery( oxygen saturation and heart rate, SpO2 and HR) evaluated every night before sleeping. Descriptive and Paired T-test methods were adapted to three week data statistic. Results： all participants had positive AMS response(average index： 114) in first week, and the first day SpO2and HR had significant differences between 1st and 3rd week (95.5±1.4%, 64.0±9.5 bpm; 96.1±1.7%, 60.7±6.9 bpm, repectively). Weekly total training diatance also shown significant increasedbetween 1st and 3rd week .Conclusion： base on our results, three week altitude training program had positive effects on AMS, SpO2, HR and benefits on training efficiency and performance. keywords：Acute mountain sickness, altitude training, Oxygen Saturation, heart rate