{"id":3326,"date":"2021-09-28T15:19:50","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T15:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/ie\/?p=3326"},"modified":"2021-09-28T15:19:50","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T15:19:50","slug":"5-minute-breathing-workout-thats-better-than-exercise-at-lowering-blood-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/ie\/2021\/09\/28\/5-minute-breathing-workout-thats-better-than-exercise-at-lowering-blood-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"5-Minute Breathing Workout That\u2019s Better Than Exercise at Lowering Blood Pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you exercise your breathing muscles? Maybe you should start! A new study shows that even a very short breathing workout can be helpful for your health and improve endurance. Let\u2019s take a closer look.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Training the breathing muscles<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Breathing workouts are nothing new. In fact, the method tested in the new study,<\/a> called Inspiratory muscle strength training (IMST), was developed back in the 1980s. It was designed to help people with severe respiratory disease recover better by strengthening their diaphragm and other breathing muscles. Originally, it was a 30-minute-per-day regimen at low resistance.<\/p>\n

Researchers from the University of Colorado at Boulder decided to make some improvements to the method. They formulated a shorter 5-minute protocol with only 30 inhalations and much higher intensity to see if it would translate into cardiovascular, cognitive and sports performance improvements.<\/a><\/p>\n

“There are a lot of lifestyle strategies that we know can help people maintain cardiovascular health as they age. But the reality is, they take a lot of time and effort and can be expensive and hard for some people to access. IMST can be done in 5 minutes in your own home while you watch TV,” said lead author Daniel Craighead.<\/p>\n

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