You want resistance breathing? Blow up a hot water bottle:
No, that's not me.
Posted on 10/01/2022 8:15:27 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
A team of researchers has found that resistance-breathing training can lower blood pressure as much as some medicines and/or exercises.
Hypertension, also known as chronic high blood pressure, can lead to a wide variety of health problems, from loss of vision to strokes and heart attacks. For that reason, doctors take it seriously. Typically, patients are directed to modify their diet and to exercise more. If that does not fix the problem, medications are prescribed. In this new effort, the researchers looked into a new type of therapy to reduce blood pressure levels—resistance-breathing training.
Resistance-breathing training involves breathing in and out of a small device, called, quite naturally, a POWERbreathe, every day for several minutes. The device forces the patient to use their breathing muscles to push and pull air through it, making them stronger. And that, the researchers found, also reduces blood pressure. The device has been in use for several years as a means to assist athletes, singers and people with weak lung muscles.
Several groups of healthy volunteers practiced the training for a few minutes every day for six weeks. Each was breathed in and out with the device 30 times each session. Each of the volunteers had their blood pressure measured before and after the training.
The researchers found a sustained average drop of 9 mmHg in systolic blood pressure (the top number in blood pressure readings)—normal pressure is defined as 120/80. They describe the change as significant, as much as some patients see with medication. They also note that it is similar to changes in many patients who begin an aerobic exercise regimen, such as walking, cycling or running. They suggest such training could be used by patients of all ages who are unable to exercise to lower their blood pressure.
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Yeah, I’ve been using one of these things almost every day since I was 8 or 9 years old. Mine was called a Bb trumpet but there are also French horns, trombones, and the real king of resistance-breathing devices, the tuba.
The tuba virtuoso of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Arnold Jacobs, actually built a resistance-breathing device for his students in the 1950’s.
I’ve never tested my BP when playing high notes on the trumpet, but it feels like it goes up quite a bit. Don’t know if this is helping or hurting but it’s still fun after all these years.
I've read some articles and watched some videos on CO2 tolerance being important for increasing fitness (related to the more efficient movement of oxygen to muscles IIRC). It seems counterintuitive, but that doesn't mean it doesn't work.
I have sex as often as I can.
Seems to have the same effect...
A weird guy at my gym may have been wearing one of these things, looked like a gas mask.
Pre-Chinese virus hysteria. He seemed to think he was some sort of body builder.
CO2, which we exhale, dilates our blood vessels. You can lower your blood pressure, temporarily, by exhaling and not breathing back in for a few seconds.
Strangely, a keto diet generates less CO2 in our bodies, which would work to negate this effect:
Although I still take my 5mg of bp meds I added hawthorne berry powder into my regimen via tea. I did notice it really brought down my numbers...I may try to drop my pill over time if it continues. I’m all about ditching pharma or drugs from China. I have this device and it does lower bp...I had a stressed out period with high numbers & bought it.
My doc wasn't that familiar with it when I became her patient but she is now. And she likes it for the reasons I mention above.
I'm not sure how it affects my breathing or CO2, but I do at least 5 hours a week of hard cardio and that might counter any possible problems.
I mountain bike mostly, but will switch to indoor rowing when it gets colder. Did a ride today for 1 hr 36 min of heavy breathing. Cool air was perfect.
I have never had any trouble with my breathing, but I will keep what you say in mind and will look for articles on it.
If you have any in mind, please shoot me a link when you get time.
Actually, my wife used an app and a device to help her learn to breathe better.
The app was free and somewhat close to what the device encouraged.
Look up “The Breathing App” and iBreathe (by Lukasz Gryl). Both are free on the iPhone, with no ads.
Set The Breathing App at 5:7 and when you adjust to that, make your custom one in iBreathe that is longer.
Consider the breathing apps in post #10, because those did get used more and worked for her in a way that didn’t stress her out.
bttt
I used to play one of those years ago. I ran, did yoga breathing exercises, and I was a much younger man back then.
Now I have COPD, thanks to a chronic condition, and my lung capacity has diminished greatly over the years.
It was fun, I wish I could have stayed with it, but getting married and having a family got in the way.
I have (somewhere) Stan Kenton’s autograph on an album, Maynard Ferguson, Bill Chase, Ed Shaunessey, and Clark Terry’s autographs. Ed Shaunessey and Clark Terry did concerts with our community college jazz band, of which I was a member.
I was blown away by his “cyclical breathing”! ( no pun intended).
Clark Terry and I played the same trumpet, a Selmer Radial 2.
Lots of great memories from almost 50 years ago…🎶🎺
Last year when I had surgery, I had to use a breathing device for a while afterwards, to keep from getting pneumonia. That was painful at first, but if I hadn’t Done it, I would’ve had my lungs fill up for sure.
Check breathing apps
You want resistance breathing? Blow up a hot water bottle:
No, that's not me.
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Seriously, how did you get by without iFag apes for everything?
/Just jerking yer chain, really wonder at all this ape for everything stuff.
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