{"id":10746,"date":"2018-12-18T13:41:53","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T12:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=10746"},"modified":"2025-09-19T15:00:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T15:00:47","slug":"climbing-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/climbing-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Subir alto"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/es\/\">Inicio<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/es\/category\/sports\/\">Deportes<\/a>\/\n        Subir alto\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowPostHeaderImage headerImageAnim\">\n    <div class=\"scrollAnim\" \n        id=\"postHeaderImage\"\n         style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;        aspect-ratio:2        ;\" >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/H_altitude.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;        object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide rowPostHeader\">\n    <div id=\"postHeaderText\" class=\"col tcenter\" >\n        <div class=\"cat\"><a class=\"secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/category\/sports\/\">Deportes<\/a><\/div>\n        <div id=\"headerSocialIcons\" class=\"headerSocialIcons tleft\">\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsports%2Fclimbing-high%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsports%2Fclimbing-high%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/climbing-high\/&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsports%2Fclimbing-high%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >Subir alto<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >No deje que un poco de altitud se interponga en el camino de una experiencia \u00e9pica.<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">18 de diciembre de 2018 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;Climbing high&quot;, \"text\": &quot;In fact,don\\u2019t let a lot of altitude get in the wayof one either. If you have ever planned a high-altitude trek you will understand the amount of planning, training &amp; day dreaming that goes into making it a reality.\\n&quot;, \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/climbing-high\/\" })'  target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/climbing-high\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/climbing-high\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsports%2Fclimbing-high%2F&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsports%2Fclimbing-high%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><span class=\"textStyle_intro\">De hecho, tampoco deje que la altitud se interponga en su camino. Si alguna vez ha planeado un viaje a gran altitud, comprender\u00e1 la cantidad de planificaci\u00f3n, entrenamiento y sue\u00f1os que se necesitan para hacerlo realidad.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/>Una de las \u00faltimas cosas que uno desea es que el viaje se vea interrumpido por el mal de altura, sobre todo cuando en la mayor\u00eda de los casos puede tratarse con medicamentos.<strong> hidrataci\u00f3n adecuada y aclimataci\u00f3n apropiada<\/strong>. El mal de altura puede variar desde el mal agudo de monta\u00f1a (MAM) leve hasta el edema cerebral de altura potencialmente mortal y el edema pulmonar de altura. Sin embargo, los s\u00edntomas de los tres se solapan significativamente. El MAM es el m\u00e1s frecuente, por lo que es un buen punto de partida para comprender el mal de altura. El m\u00e1s com\u00fan de ellos, y por tanto el m\u00e1s estudiado, es el MAM.<strong> Echemos un vistazo.<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Se observa que los s\u00edntomas del AMS se desarrollan <strong>desde 3000 m sobre el nivel del mar<\/strong> donde el ox\u00edgeno disponible desciende hasta aproximadamente 68%. Como aficionado al senderismo, he visitado las monta\u00f1as de Nepal, el Himalaya, en dos ocasiones. En mi primera expedici\u00f3n, mal preparado y desinformado, part\u00ed de excursi\u00f3n por la regi\u00f3n de los Annapurnas. En la cima de Poon Hill, a 3.140 m de altitud, cuando el suelo empezaba a girar bajo mis pies, la cabeza me lat\u00eda con fuerza y la vista se me nublaba, regres\u00e9 r\u00e1pidamente al nivel del mar y tuve que interrumpir la excursi\u00f3n. El mal de altura se hab\u00eda apoderado de m\u00ed.<br\/>\n<br\/>Esta experiencia me ten\u00eda un poco aprensivo sobre el pr\u00f3ximo viaje planeado a la regi\u00f3n del Monte Everest para afrontar el Trekking de los Tres Pasos. Era muy consciente de que, aunque aproximadamente <strong>la mitad de los excursionistas<\/strong> que caminan a altitudes superiores a 4000 m en esta regi\u00f3n en cinco d\u00edas <strong>desarrollar AMS<\/strong>, 84% de los que vuelan directamente a 3860m se ven afectados de alguna manera. Esta vez estaba decidido a controlarlo.<br\/>\n<br\/>Har\u00edamos un trekking de m\u00e1s de 10 d\u00edas entre 5.000 y 5.600 m sobre el nivel del mar, un salto definitivo por encima de la altura a la que hab\u00eda subido en mi anterior trekking, donde la disponibilidad de ox\u00edgeno caer\u00eda hasta aproximadamente 50%. De ninguna manera iba a acortar este viaje, ya que quer\u00eda vivir cada uno de los pasos de este sendero. Y me alegra decir que <strong> tomando estas 5 sencillas medidas <\/strong> para prevenir el AMS hice precisamente eso.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/><strong>Hidrataci\u00f3n<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>A medida que aumenta la altitud, tambi\u00e9n aumenta el riesgo de deshidrataci\u00f3n. Esto se debe al mayor \u00edndice de p\u00e9rdida de vapor de agua de los pulmones en altitud porque <strong>la respiraci\u00f3n se vuelve m\u00e1s r\u00e1pida<\/strong> a medida que disminuye la concentraci\u00f3n de ox\u00edgeno. Si a ello se a\u00f1ade el elevado gasto energ\u00e9tico del trekking y la escasez de agua, la deshidrataci\u00f3n es cada vez m\u00e1s probable.<br\/>\n<ul>\n<li>Aseg\u00farese de que <strong>beber 3-4L al d\u00eda <\/strong>cuando se practica senderismo a altitudes superiores a 3000 m.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Evitar diur\u00e9ticos como la cafe\u00edna y el alcohol<\/strong> en altitud para evitar exacerbar el efecto de la altitud. Los estudios sugieren que una bebida est\u00e1ndar en altitud tiene el efecto de dos en comparaci\u00f3n con el nivel del mar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/><strong>T\u00f3matelo con calma<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Para que el cuerpo se aclimate, es importante exponerlo a altitudes cada vez mayores. Aunque la aclimataci\u00f3n es diferente para cada persona, una regla general es la siguiente <strong>no m\u00e1s de unos 300-500 m de desnivel<\/strong> al d\u00eda para evitar el s\u00edndrome premenstrual. Se recomienda tomar un d\u00eda de descanso por cada 600-900 m ascendidos.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/H_altitude2-scaled.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/><strong>Sube alto, duerme bajo<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Esta estrategia significa que <strong>dormir a una altura inferior a la que has subido para<\/strong> durante el d\u00eda. Todas las tardes solt\u00e1bamos las mochilas y nos aventur\u00e1bamos por una cresta cercana a 200-400 m por encima de la altitud a la que dormir\u00edamos.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/><strong>Alimenta tu cuerpo con carbohidratos<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Los hidratos de carbono son el combustible preferido en altitud<\/strong> ya que suministran 15% m\u00e1s energ\u00eda por la misma cantidad de ox\u00edgeno que las grasas, por lo que utilizan la cantidad limitada de ox\u00edgeno de forma m\u00e1s eficiente manteniendo los niveles de energ\u00eda.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/><strong>Medicaci\u00f3n<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Por \u00faltimo, pero no por ello menos importante, <strong>medicaci\u00f3n<\/strong> como la acetazolamida, com\u00fanmente conocida como Diamox, <strong>puede ayudar a reducir el riesgo de desarrollar AMS<\/strong> mediante la inhibici\u00f3n de una enzima que contrarresta la alcalosis respiratoria que se produce durante el ascenso a la altitud.<br\/>\n<br\/>Los efectos secundarios m\u00e1s frecuentes son mareos, aturdimiento y aumento de la micci\u00f3n durante los primeros d\u00edas, a medida que el organismo se adapta a la medicaci\u00f3n. La sensaci\u00f3n de hormigueo en dedos y manos tambi\u00e9n es un efecto secundario frecuente y puede resultar inc\u00f3modo. Sin embargo, muchas personas optan por tomar esta medicaci\u00f3n como precauci\u00f3n, ya que una vez que aparecen los s\u00edntomas del AMS, la medicaci\u00f3n de este tipo ser\u00e1 ineficaz.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/><strong>Los s\u00edntomas del AMS incluyen:<\/strong><br\/>\n<ul>\n<li>Dolores de cabeza<\/li>\n<li>Fatiga<\/li>\n<li>N\u00e1useas<\/li>\n<li>V\u00f3mitos<\/li>\n<li>P\u00e9rdida de apetito<\/li>\n<li>Mareos<\/li>\n<li>Irritabilidad<\/li>\n<li>Sue\u00f1o alterado<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<br\/>En caso de s\u00edntomas severos de AMS:<br\/>\n<ul>\n<li>Descender inmediatamente al menos 500 m.<\/li>\n<li>Busque atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica.<strong>\u00a1Feliz trekking!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row contact box -->\n<div class=\"gradient3\">\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsNarrow spacing articleText\" >\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"height: 100%;display: grid;align-items: self-end;padding-bottom: 50px;\">\n        <div class=\"\">\n            <h2 data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">\u00bfIdeas, comentarios o preguntas?<\/h2>\n            H\u00e1ganoslo saber.<br\/><br\/>\n            <a href=\"mailto:CATchUp@puma.com\"><span class=\"buttonSec\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">Escriba un correo electr\u00f3nico<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col\">\n        <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.2735849056604; background-image: url('\/wp-content\/themes\/puma-catchup-theme\/public\/img\/contact_box.png'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 50%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row headline -->\n<div class=\"row headlineBlock rowSingleColumnFull\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n        <h2 >\u00bfQu\u00e9 m\u00e1s hay?<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row article teaser 3 -->\n<div class=\"rowArticleTeaser3\">\n\t<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsFull spacing\">\n\t    <div style=\"padding:none\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col articleTeaser\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary\">Deportes<\/a>\n\t\t\t        <h4>Entra en el mundo del trail running<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t        Me present\u00e9 completamente desprevenido para lo que estaba a punto de suceder en mi primera carrera de trail. Cuando sal\u00ed del coche en este evento, me sent\u00ed como el ni\u00f1o en su primer d\u00eda de escuela que se perdi\u00f3 el memor\u00e1ndum sobre el c\u00f3digo de vestimenta. Hab\u00eda grupos de gente arremolinada con mochilas de hidrataci\u00f3n, calcetines largos de compresi\u00f3n, viseras y geles electrol\u00edticos. Con un pu\u00f1ado de medias maratones a mis espaldas, pens\u00e9 que hacer kil\u00f3metros en la carretera me pondr\u00eda en buena forma. Pero me equivoqu\u00e9.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"buttonSec articleslider\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/enter-world-trail-running\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">leer la historia<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"hoverzooma  scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/enter-world-trail-running\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t     style=\"height:200px;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t\t\t\t\t    aspect-ratio:2\t\t\t\t\t    ;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n\t\t\t\t\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/17_05_trailrunning.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t\t\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t    <div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-rows: auto auto auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser3inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hideinprint\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rowArticleItem articleTeaser\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"hoverzooma teaserVertImg scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sportstyle\/canoeing-adventurers-dream\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    id=\"6675\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     style=\"height:200px;width:200px;;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    aspect-ratio:1\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    ;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/H_Canoe.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"innerpadd\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/category\/sportstyle\/\" class=\"secondary2\">Sportstyle<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <h4>Pirag\u00fcismo: el sue\u00f1o de todo aventurero<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        Aparte de los beneficios para la salud que ofrecen el pirag\u00fcismo y el kayak -como entrenar los b\u00edceps, fortalecer los m\u00fasculos de la espalda, mejorar la resistencia, practicar para mantener el equilibrio, etc.-, tambi\u00e9n podr\u00e1 descubrir la naturaleza desde una perspectiva totalmente nueva.\nLos que ya est\u00e9n familiarizados con este deporte acu\u00e1tico quiz\u00e1 aprecien los siguientes consejos de viaje, para los dem\u00e1s puede ser una inspiraci\u00f3n para iniciarse por fin en este extraordinario deporte.\n \nImagen de Chris Brinlee Jr\/Visit Greenland\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"articleslider\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sportstyle\/canoeing-adventurers-dream\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">leer la historia<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hideinprint\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nodesktop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br\/><br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser3inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hideinprint\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rowArticleItem articleTeaser\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"hoverzooma teaserVertImg scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/stay-shape-winter\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    id=\"4733\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     style=\"height:200px;width:200px;;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    aspect-ratio:1\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    ;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/workingout_H.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"innerpadd\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary2\">Deportes<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <h4>C\u00f3mo mantenerse en forma en invierno<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        Cuando los d\u00edas se vuelven m\u00e1s fr\u00edos, oscuros y cortos, nuestra motivaci\u00f3n para mantenernos f\u00edsicamente activos se pone a prueba. \u00bfPreferir\u00edas pasar una sombr\u00eda ma\u00f1ana de enero en la cama tomando un caf\u00e9 o un t\u00e9 o capeando el fr\u00edo saliendo a correr? Mantener una rutina regular de ejercicio f\u00edsico cuando llega el invierno es todo un reto, pero hemos recopilado algunos consejos -adem\u00e1s de ir al gimnasio- para hacerlo un poco m\u00e1s f\u00e1cil.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"articleslider\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/stay-shape-winter\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">leer la historia<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hideinprint\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hideinprint\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>De hecho, tampoco deje que la altitud se interponga en su camino. Si alguna vez ha planeado un viaje a gran altitud, comprender\u00e1 la cantidad de planificaci\u00f3n, entrenamiento y sue\u00f1os que se necesitan para hacerlo realidad.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":10749,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_top_article":false,"is_featured_article":true,"EasyPostViewCounter":3274,"meta-headline":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"class_list":["post-10746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"fullData":{"ID":10746,"post_author":"5","post_date":"2018-12-18 13:41:53","post_date_gmt":"2018-12-18 12:41:53","post_content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"width\":1140,\"height\":640,\"file\":\"2018\/12\/H_altitude.jpg\",\"filesize\":436427,\"sizes\":{\"medium\":{\"file\":\"H_altitude-300x168.jpg\",\"width\":300,\"height\":168,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":17390},\"large\":{\"file\":\"H_altitude-1024x575.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":575,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":187493},\"thumbnail\":{\"file\":\"H_altitude-150x150.jpg\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":8281},\"medium_large\":{\"file\":\"H_altitude-768x431.jpg\",\"width\":768,\"height\":431,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":109148},\"trp-custom-language-flag\":{\"file\":\"H_altitude-18x10.jpg\",\"width\":18,\"height\":10,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":423}},\"image_meta\":{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"keywords\":[]},\"id\":10749,\"alt\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/H_altitude.jpg\",\"title\":\"H_altitude\",\"aspect_ratio\":1.78125,\"focalPointLeft\":0.5,\"focalPointTop\":0},\"headline\":\"Climbing high\",\"content\":\"Don't let a little altitude get in the way of an epic experience.\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u003cspan class=\\u0022textStyle_intro\\u0022\\u003eIn fact,don\u2019t let a lot of altitude get in the wayof one either. If you have ever planned a high-altitude trek you will understand the amount of planning, training \\u0026amp; day dreaming that goes into making it a reality.\\u003c\/span\\u003e\\n\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"style\":\"2b\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;One of the last things you want is for the trip to be cut short due to altitude sickness especially when in most cases it can be treated through\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt; adequate hydration and proper acclimatisation\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;. Altitude sickness can range from mild Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) to life-threatening high altitude cerebral oedema, and high altitude pulmonary oedema. However, the symptoms for all three significantly overlap. AMS is the most prevalent therefore it\u2019s a great place to start in understanding altitude sickness. The most common of these \u2013 and therefore well researched \u2013 is AMS.\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt; Let\u2019s have a look!\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;Symptoms of AMS are seen to develop \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;from 3000m above sea level\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; where available oxygen drops down to approximately 68%. As a trekking enthusiast, I have visited the mountains of Nepal, the Himalayas, twice. On my first expedition, ill prepared and uninformed, I set off hiking in the Annapurna region. At the summit of Poon Hill, at 3140m, as the ground began to spin beneath me, my head was thumping and my vision blurred, I made for a fast decent back to sea level and had to cut the trip short. AMS had got the better of me.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;This experience had me slightly apprehensive about the next trip planned into Mount Everest Region to tackle the Three Passes Trek. I was well aware that while approximately \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;half of the trekkers\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; who walk to altitudes above 4000m in this region within five days \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;develop AMS\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;, 84% of those who fly directly to 3860m are affected in some way. I was determined to get a handle on it this time.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;We would be trekking for over 10 days between 5000-5600m above sea level, a definite leap above the height I\u2019d climbed to on my previous trek where oxygen availability would drop to approximately 50%. There was no way this trip was being cut short as I wanted to experience every single step of that trail! And I\u2019m happy to report that \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt; by taking these 5 simple measures \\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; to prevent AMS I did just that.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"style\":\"2b\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;Hydration\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;As altitude increases, so too does the risk of dehydration. This is due to the higher rate of water vapour lost from the lungs at altitude because \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;breathing becomes more rapid\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; as oxygen concentration lowers. Add in the high energy expenditure of trekking as well as the often-limited water supplies, and dehydration becomes ever more likely.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u003cul\\u003e\\n\\u003cli\\u003eMake sure you \\u003cstrong\\u003edrink 3-4L per day \\u003c\/strong\\u003ewhen trekking at altitudes above 3000m.\\u003c\/li\\u003e\\n\\u003cli\\u003e\\u003cstrong\\u003eSteer clear of diuretics like caffeine and alcohol\\u003c\/strong\\u003e at altitude to avoid exacerbating the effect of altitude. Studies suggest that one standard drink at altitude has the effect of two compared to sea Level.\\u003c\/li\\u003e\\n\\u003c\/ul\\u003e\\n\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"style\":\"2b\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;Take it slow\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;To let the body acclimatise, it\u2019s important to expose the body to incrementally higher altitudes. 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The most common of these \u2013 and therefore well researched \u2013 is AMS.\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt; Let\u2019s have a look!\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;Symptoms of AMS are seen to develop \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;from 3000m above sea level\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; where available oxygen drops down to approximately 68%. As a trekking enthusiast, I have visited the mountains of Nepal, the Himalayas, twice. On my first expedition, ill prepared and uninformed, I set off hiking in the Annapurna region. At the summit of Poon Hill, at 3140m, as the ground began to spin beneath me, my head was thumping and my vision blurred, I made for a fast decent back to sea level and had to cut the trip short. AMS had got the better of me.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;This experience had me slightly apprehensive about the next trip planned into Mount Everest Region to tackle the Three Passes Trek. 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