FAQs

Question

Mile-High Altitude Tips

Answer

DRINK WATER Before your trip to Denver, and while you are here, drinking plenty of water is the number one way to help your body adjust easily to our higher altitude. The low humidity in Colorado keeps the air dry, like the desert, so you need about twice as much water here as you would drink at home. MONITOR YOUR ALCOHOL INTAKE In Denver's rarified air, golf balls go ten percent farther... and so do cocktails. Alcoholic drinks pack more of a wallop than at sea level. It is recommended that you go easy on the alcohol in the mountains and in Denver, as its effects will feel stronger here. EAT FOODS HIGH IN POTASSIUM Foods such as broccoli, bananas, avocado, cantaloupe, celery, greens, bran, chocolate, granola, dates, dried fruit, potatoes and tomatoes will help you replenish electrolytes by balancing salt intake. WATCH YOUR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY The effects of exercise are more intense here. If you normally run 10 miles a day at home, you might try 6 miles in Denver.