2007, Piran, Slovenia

SOL
MG
TA
BF
VM
Altitude Physiology
2 km/h 4 km/h 6 km/h 2 km/h 4 km/h 6 km/h
Hypoxia environment Normoxia environment
Figure 1: Typical EMG data of a walking cycle during walking in a hypoxic
environment (left) and normoxic environment (right). Units for the Y-axis are mV.
The X-axis represents one cycle of walking at each speed (2, 4 and 6 km/h).
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
*
5
4
*
SOL MG TA BF VM
Normoxia
environment
Hypoxia
environment
Figure 2: Comparison of muscle
activity during the normoxic and
hypoxic walks. Values represent the
iEMG relative to that observed in
each muscle during the 2 km/h walk
in normoxia. *; p < 0.05
6
3
2
1
0
10
8
6
4
2
0
SOL MG TA BF VM
SOL MG TA BF VM
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