Key result
Six weeks of high-resistance inspiratory muscle strength training lowered casual systolic and diastolic blood pressure by 9 mmHg and 4 mmHg, respectively, across a broad range of adults.
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Does 6 weeks of high-resistance, low-volume inspiratory muscle strength training reduce casual systolic and diastolic blood pressure in young-to-older adults?
Does 6 weeks of high-resistance, low-volume inspiratory muscle strength training reduce casual systolic and diastolic blood pressure in young-to-older adults?
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Six weeks of high-resistance, low-volume inspiratory muscle strength training is an effective non-pharmacological intervention for lowering systolic and diastolic blood pressure across a broad range of adults.
In young-to-older adult men and women, 6 wk of high-resistance inspiratory muscle strength training lowers casual systolic and diastolic blood pressure by 9 mmHg and 4 mmHg, respectively, with initial reductions observed by week 2 of training. Given blood pressure outcomes with the intervention were only slightly altered by subject baseline characteristics (i.e., age, blood pressure medication, and health status), inspiratory muscle strength training is effective in lowering blood pressure in a broad range of adults.
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Craighead et al. (2022) studied this question. High-resistance, low-volume inspiratory muscle strength training was evaluated on Casual systolic and diastolic blood pressure (9 mmHg reduction in SBP, 4 mmHg reduction in DBP). Six weeks of high-resistance inspiratory muscle strength training lowered casual systolic and diastolic blood pressure by 9 mmHg and 4 mmHg, respectively, across a broad range of adults.
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