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At 7000 feet up .. it hurts a lot more if you fall.
It's not the fall that hurts - it's the sudden stop! Using that criteria, I doubt anyone falling from great heights is going to experience any great pain.
I feel healthier in higher elevations. We spend a lot of time at about 7000 to 8500 feet. Note we live practically at sea level on a ranch in OK. Now when my husband wants to hike at 10000 feet I do notice I am tired and feel like I walked miles when I haven't. Now at 8000 feet we quite often do a 6 mile hike and the only thing that bothers me is my calfs.
I have headaches every day of my life (mild ones) when I am at higher elevation the headaches disappear. We are thinking that when and if we ever sell this cattle ranch we'll move to higher elevation so I feel better. My husband will get a nose bleed once in awhile but does fine by day two.
I feel healthier in higher elevations. We spend a lot of time at about 7000 to 8500 feet. Note we live practically at sea level on a ranch in OK. Now when my husband wants to hike at 10000 feet I do notice I am tired and feel like I walked miles when I haven't. Now at 8000 feet we quite often do a 6 mile hike and the only thing that bothers me is my calfs.
I have headaches every day of my life (mild ones) when I am at higher elevation the headaches disappear. We are thinking that when and if we ever sell this cattle ranch we'll move to higher elevation so I feel better. My husband will get a nose bleed once in awhile but does fine by day two.
I hear that. I feel so much better at high and dry (5500-7500 ft) than I do at lower elevations--and especially sea level.
The nose bleeds are most likely due to the drier air.
Personally I feel better at sea level. I mean I feel fine at high elevations, even above 9-10,000 feet, but I can run all day and drink like a fish at sea level :-)
Personally I feel better at sea level. I mean I feel fine at high elevations, even above 9-10,000 feet, but I can run all day and drink like a fish at sea level
That's because you're experiencing the reverse effects of elevation on physique for someone who is acclimated to higher elevations exercising vigorously at lower elevations. It's the reason athletes like to train at high elevations - to build up tolerance for lower oxygen intake that benefits them when competing at lower elevations.
I live in SW Colorado at 7,000'. I also have coronary artery disease, having experienced blockages and had stents inserted twice. High altitude can be a boon for people like me. The lower oxygen pressure at that altitude means that your body adapts in order to get oxygen into the blood & to the heart muscle. One of things it does is to grow new additional coronary arteries to feed oxygenated blood to the heart.
I work out regularly & eat a healthy (mediterranean) diet. The result is that I'm in the best physical condition I have been since I was about 30 years younger (I'm in my 60's now).
It took several months for my body to truly adapt after I moved here before I was able to stop unconsciously "gasping" for breath from time to time, but it certainly wasn't difficult. And by all means, drink lots & lots of water. I drink a quart first thing every morning. Makes it easy to stay hydrated the rest of the day.
High altitude living can have many benefits for CAD patients like me. Not so much for those suffering from COPD, pulmonary hypertension, & I'm sure many other maladies.
I know that the main allergy in the mountains is the two main trees indigenous here, Pinon and Juniper. During the spring and other random times of the year they will bloom and release a ton of pollen. I get pretty messed up, but most people I know don't react too bad. Though lately i take a homeopathic that helps get rid of my allergies.
As for elevation sickness. I know of some people with trouble in the elevations I live in (7000 ft) but they are fine in ABQ which is about 2000-3000 lower than the mountains. Kinda depends on where you choose to live, as NM is quite diverse in elevations. Most people are fine though that I know of. It depends on lung strength. I have asthma, but my lungs have strengthened and now I take elevations better than most.
I live in Rockport but my wife has bad allergies to Live Oak Trees so we will be moving. Otherwise Rockport is a great small ocean town and 5ft elevation. I don't have problems in NM but Cloudcroft does take a few days to get used to.
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