Despite the myriad known benefits of exercise, many middle-aged and older adults struggle to meet physical activity recommendations. New research finds potential for high-resistance inspiratory muscle ...

Strength training isn’t just for biceps. It may also provide support for the muscles that help us breathe to reduce blood pressure. A daily dose for six weeks of high-resistance inspiratory muscle ...

Exercise can lower blood pressure, as can breathing exercises. Researchers have recommended a type of resistance training for breathing called inspiratory muscle strength training. A new study shows ...

Taking a deep breath can do so much more than calm anxiety and lower your heart rate. A recent study found that a type of breath training, paired with an over-the-counter breathing device, can help ...

Blood pressure medications are life-saving drugs. For women on prescriptions, they keep systolic (top) and diastolic (bottom) numbers within a safe range, preventing heart attacks and heart failure.

Philadelphia (April 2, 2022)—Despite the myriad known benefits of exercise, many middle-aged and older adults struggle to meet physical activity recommendations. New research finds potential for ...

High blood pressure creeps up as you age. It affects over 65% of adults older than 50 in the U.S. and is one of the biggest risk factors for heart attacks and strokes. The usual advice is to walk more ...

In a study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology, a team of researchers compile data from several trials where participants used a resistance breath training machine. Over the span of six ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Two years after COVID-19 hospitalization, patients still ...

If you are alive, you are almost certainly breathing. Breathing is an automatic process — something the body generally manages to do all by itself, as intuitive as your heart beating. Very few times ...

Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) has emerged as a valuable tool for enhancing exercise performance by targeting the muscles involved in breathing. By increasing respiratory strength and endurance, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A new clinical trial is underway to evaluate the long-term effectiveness of inspiratory muscle training to ...