Colorado: American experts have discovered that a special breathing exercise for just 5 minutes a day to lower blood pressure and improve the health of the arteries and prevent heart disease can be better than medicine and exercise.
This special breathing exercise is called "IMST" (Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training) which aims to strengthen the muscles that are used in the process of breathing.
This breathing exercise is done using a small instrument while the practitioner's nose is closed so that he can only breathe through his mouth.
This device makes breathing more difficult than usual, which causes the muscles of the respiratory system to work harder when they breathe, and they gradually become stronger.
During the clause, 30 deep breaths are taken through this device while the whole process is completed in just 5 minutes.
In recent years, some research has shown that if the same "IMST" exercises are performed by increasing the resistance to air passage in the device, there may be some additional benefits. Such as reduction in stress, good sleep and low blood pressure, etc.
Continuing their initial research, University of Colorado Boulder experts decided to try the same exercise to lower blood pressure.
Ahrin says that a reduction in blood pressure and hardening of the veins also reduces the risk of heart disease by 30 to 40 percent.
Even after the study was over, the drop in blood pressure remained significant, which is a good thing.
In addition to research in the latest issue of the Journal of the American Heart Association, the same team of experts has posted a short video on YouTube so that other people can also benefit from this breathing exercise.