gilch comments on Updates and Reflections on Optimal Exercise after Nearly a Decade

gilch 13 Jun 2023 15:37 UTC
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I’d like to hear your thoughts on inspiratory muscle training (like with a POWERbreathe) vs cardio.
- romeostevensit 13 Jun 2023 20:05 UTC
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  I’ve done some of it because of reduced lung capacity from childhood asthma, but am not under the impression that it replicates any of the benefits of cardio.
  - gilch 14 Jun 2023 15:14 UTC
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    Working out just five minutes daily via a practice described as “strength training for your breathing muscles” lowers blood pressure and improves some measures of vascular health as well as, or even more than, aerobic exercise or medication, new CU Boulder research shows.
    
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    - romeostevensit 14 Jun 2023 16:16 UTC
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      After six weeks, the IMST group saw their systolic blood pressure (the top number) dip nine points on average
      
      Even six weeks after they quit doing IMST, the IMST group maintained most of that improvement.
      
      that’s pretty impressive! Thanks for the update.