Whenever i go anywhere thats higher altitude then where i live i feel like crap?!


Question:

Whenever i go anywhere thats higher altitude then where i live i feel like crap?

altitude makes me feel drained and drowsy, a little queasy ,lightheaded almost like im going to faint and i get a headache, its miserable, i know that people can get altitude sickness but thats for VERY high elevations i would think, i start feel crappy starting about 3500 feet , 5000 feet i am moderately bad feeling and by 7000 feet im pretty much sick. why does this happen and how can i prevent it or at least make it not so bad.


Answers:

the higher the altitude the less oxygen. elite competitive swimmers actually spend some time during the year training at a high altitude. thats because it works the lungs a lot more than at sea level. when they come back down to sea level they find it easier to swim. some ufc fighters train at higher altitudes too for the same reason.




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