Features Overview

IHHT (Intermittent Hypoxic-Hyperoxic Therapy):

• What it is: A method where you alternately breathe air with low oxygen (hypoxic) and high oxygen (hyperoxic) concentrations.

• How it works: You typically perform while wearing a mask connected to a device that switches between hypoxic and hyperoxic air, in timed intervals.

• Purpose: Mimics the effects of altitude training, aiming to improve cellular efficiency, mitochondrial function, endurance, and recovery.

• Experience: Active— exercise required; your endurance is challenged at different elevations utililzing a mask and exercise under stress through a mask.

• Oxygen exposure: Alternates between low and high oxygen air.

CVAC (Cyclic Variations in Adaptive Conditioning):

• How it works: You sit or recline passively in a pressurized pod that automatically varies air pressure, temperature, and oxygen levels in cycles.

• Purpose: Simulates altitude changes to stimulate your body’s adaptive responses, potentially improving cellular efficiency and oxygen utilization.

• Experience: Passive—no exercise required; the machine cycles pressure and oxygen conditions while you relax.

• Oxygen exposure: Alternates between low and high oxygen, simulating natural altitude changes.

• No exercise under this method.

Key Differences:

• Activity level: IHHT is active (requires exercise) This method prepared your for your upcoming event; CVAC is passive (no exercise).

• Oxygen delivery: IHHT cycles between high altitude, low oxygen and high oxygen preparing the body for cyclic transformation with exercise using endurance and performance; CVAC cycles between high and low oxygen.

• Equipment: IHHT uses exercise gear and an oxygen delivery system; CVAC uses a specialized pod with pressure controls.

• Goal: Both aim to improve oxygen utilization, but by very different methods.