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Do people who live at very high altitudes have to acclimatise before descending to much lower altitudes?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.good question, I suspect the air would seem thicker at first and they'd be more energetic. The body would quickly adapt as it does when going the other way. A lot of athletes, cyclists etc train at altitude for the fitness benefits so I guess someone who lived high up for a long time would feel pretty fit at sea level.
There have been studies done on it.
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