Evaluation of effectiveness of different variants of normobaric hypoxic training to restore the functional capabilities of the person

A comparative assessment of the effect of various normobaric hypoxic training on the state of the physiological functional capabilities of a person has been carried out. The studies involved 30 men who had signs of deficiency of functional organism reserves. In the group 1 (15 people), normobaric hypoxic training was used in the standard mode: 15 daily hypoxic breathing procedures for 40 minutes. During the initial 4-5 procedures, the oxygen content was gradually reduced from 17 to 13.5%, after which it was not changed. In group 2 (15 people), the original hypoxic training was used: 15 daily 40-minute inhalations of argon-containing respiratory hypoxic mixture of unchanged composition: [Ar]=35%, [O2]=11-12%, nitrogen - the rest. Because of the training in group 1, the increase in the integral index of functional capabilities averaged 15% from the initial level, in group 2 - about 28%. Also, in group 2, more significant positive changes were observed on the part of the indices of samples with breath-holding and physical activity. Thus, argon-hypoxic training is an effective and safe method of expanding human functional capabilities, which allows us to offer its widespread use in the system of medical and psychophysiological support of military personnel.

human functional capabilities, hypoxic training, argon-containing respiratory hypoxic mixture