Lifestyle Altitude Mask - stock photo

In gyms of late more and more people are exercising (running on treadmills) with altitude masks. Here a well dressed African man in grey jacket, blue shirt and striped neck tie wears an altitude, oxygen reducing exercise face mask. The suited and booted corporate image in altitude mask is intended to stimulate debate. Is the mask a gimmick, a marketable product or the 'real deal'. With the high levels of pollution in most cities do we need to exercise with oxygen reducing masks to potentially make us fitter ? And is the fitter option a healthier lifestyle or just a short-term gimmick. The man in the suit is 50 years old and claims the mask is more challenging than just running and inhaling the city fumes. Perhaps by wearing the mask he is also cutting off the amount of pollution he might otherwise have inhaled during his city lifestyle run. Will the mask enhance and strengthen the function of the lungs and heart, or will it lead to long term lack of oxygen in the blood and less likelihood of quicker muscle repair ... which would eventually result in more injuries, rather than healthier athletes. There are too few long term case studies to support or deny the pros and cons. When athletes travel to altitude to exercise the air quality is usually much cleaner. By wearing an altitude mask and simulating altitude in a polluted city environment asks many questions. Only time will determine whether the altitude mask is fad or future fitness phase.
In gyms of late more and more people are exercising (running on treadmills) with altitude masks. Here a well dressed African man in grey jacket, blue shirt and striped neck tie wears an altitude, oxygen reducing exercise face mask. The suited and booted corporate image in altitude mask is intended to stimulate debate. Is the mask a gimmick, a marketable product or the 'real deal'. With the high levels of pollution in most cities do we need to exercise with oxygen reducing masks to potentially make us fitter ? And is the fitter option a healthier lifestyle or just a short-term gimmick. The man in the suit is 50 years old and claims the mask is more challenging than just running and inhaling the city fumes. Perhaps by wearing the mask he is also cutting off the amount of pollution he might otherwise have inhaled during his city lifestyle run. Will the mask enhance and strengthen the function of the lungs and heart, or will it lead to long term lack of oxygen in the blood and less likelihood of quicker muscle repair ... which would eventually result in more injuries, rather than healthier athletes. There are too few long term case studies to support or deny the pros and cons. When athletes travel to altitude to exercise the air quality is usually much cleaner. By wearing an altitude mask and simulating altitude in a polluted city environment asks many questions. Only time will determine whether the altitude mask is fad or future fitness phase.
Lifestyle Altitude Mask
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