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Techniques for Running & Breathing in High Altitude

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Milo Dakota

Running at high altitudes poses both challenges and concerns. The air at higher altitudes is the same as air at all altitudes, but a drop in barometric pressure affects the way the oxygen in the air enters your body. The drop in barometric pressure decreases the amount of oxygen intake in each breath you take.

Since 2005, Milo Dakota has ghostwritten articles and book manuscripts for doctors, lawyers, psychologists, nutritionists, diet experts, fitness instructors, acupuncturists, chiropractors and others in the medical and health profession. Her work for others has appeared in the "Journal of the American Medical Society" and earned accolades in "The New York Times." She holds a Master of Art in journalism from the University of Michigan.