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There was a related study of "Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training (IMST)" breathing exercises which showed a huge decrease in blood pressure with 5 mins of tra

There was a related study of "Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training (IMST)" breathing exercises which showed a huge decrease in blood pressure with 5 mins of training for 6 weeks: https://www.colorado.edu/today/2019/02/25/novel-workout-improves-health https://www.colorado.edu/today/2019/02/25/novel-workout-impr... More on that topic here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22656799 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22656799 Does anyone have a guide to how to actually do these exercises?

elric 6y ago
First you need a inspiratory muscle trainer device and nose clips/plugs. It's basically just a valve that can be tightened with a knob. You can get them on Amazon and whatnot. The actual exercise just involves inhaling through the device, for a couple of minutes, and over the course of days/weeks/months working up to higher resistance levels. It's hard work, and it bugs me that it forces you to mouth-breathe, but it will strengthen the muscles. The linked study does 30 inhalations per session.
- throw1234651234 6y ago
  Yea, thanks, I bought the device used in the study, wasn't sure if there was more to it.