Empirical Effect of Moderate Altitude Exercises on Athlete and Non-Athlete: A Systematic Literature Review

Moderate Altitude training is commonly categorized as 2000M to 3000M near sea level. There was still a lack of studies about the low to moderate altitude training effect compared to high altitude (3000M to 5000M) training, especially for sedentary people. The research question was to identify the physiological effects of exercise at moderate altitude among athletes and non-athlete. Thus, the objective of this paper was to systematically review the literature on the empirical effects of moderate altitude exercise on athletes and non-athlete. ROSES review Protocols were employed prompting researchers to ensure they offer the right information with the correct level of details. The keyword of moderate altitude training, athlete, and sedentary were used and expanded using search string, thesaurus, and expert opinion. Handpicking and technique were used on two Databases Scopus (326) and Science Direct (2628). The article was then screened with inclusion criteria were 1) 5 years of studies, 2) journal article, 3) languages, 4) measurement tools used, and 5) availability of journal. Appraise the quality of the article done by 3 persons, consisting of the author and co-authors to subjectively filter based on a perception of the article. Only high and moderate levels in terms of 1) statistical analysis, 2) measurement scale, 3) tools will be reviewed. High and moder-ate quality should determine by reading and referring to assessment tools, scale, and checklist using Pre-ferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA). Finally, only n=25 articles were reviewed, and data were extracted using the inductive thematic analysis technique. The general find-ing is moderate altitude training can increase physical performance and the level of physical fitness of ath-letes. There was still a lack of study on the effect among non-athletes. Thus, future studies need to investi-gate the effect of exercise at moderate altitude among non-athlete or sedentary people.

Moderate Altitude Training, Athlete, Sedentary.

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