Peak Performance

USU researcher Dale Wagner is studying the positive effects that high-altitude training can have on athletic performance. Training at high-altitudes increases the amount of red blood cells and red blood cells carry oxygen. Wagner says if you have more oxygen-carrying capacity, you have a better aerobic capability.

From, “Working Toward Peak Performance,” by Brad Gillman, Standard Examiner, Feb. 13, 2007. For more information, contact USU health and physical education professor Dale Wagner [dale.wagner@usu.edu], 435-797-1784.