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Four Weeks of Inspiratory Muscle Training Improves Self-Paced Walking Performance in Overweight and Obese Adults: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Objective. To examine whether a programme of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) improves accumulative distance of self-paced walking in overweight and obese adults. Methods. A total of 15 overweight and obese adults were randomized into experimental (EXP: 𝑛=8) and placebo (PLA: 𝑛=7) groups. Lung func...

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Main Authors: A. M. Edwards (Author), G. P. Maguire (Author), D. Graham (Author), V. Boland (Author), G. Richardson (Author)
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Published: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:Objective. To examine whether a programme of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) improves accumulative distance of self-paced walking in overweight and obese adults. Methods. A total of 15 overweight and obese adults were randomized into experimental (EXP: 𝑛=8) and placebo (PLA: 𝑛=7) groups. Lung function, inspiratory muscle performance, 6-minute walking test, and predicted Μ‡VO2 max were assessed prior to and following the 4-week IMT intervention. Both groups performed 30 inspiratory breaths, twice daily using a proprietary inspiratory resistance device set to 55% of baseline maximal effort (EXP), or performing the same inspiratory training procedure at the minimum resistive setting (PLA). Results. Lung function was unchanged in both groups after-training; however inspiratory muscle strength was significantly improved in EXP (19Β±25.2 cm H2O gain; 𝑃<0.01) but did not significantly change in PLA. Additionally, the posttraining distance covered in the 6-minute walking test was significantly extended for EXP (62.5Β±37.7 m gain; 𝑃<0.01), but not for PLA. A positive association was observed between the change (%) of performance gain in the 6-minute walking test and body mass index (π‘Ÿ=0.736; 𝑃<0.05) for EXP. Conclusion. The present study suggests that IMT provides a practical, minimally intrusive intervention to significantly augment both inspiratory muscle performance and walking distance covered by overweight and obese adults in a clinically relevant 6-minute walk test. This indicates that IMT may provide a useful priming (preparatory) strategy prior to entry in a physical training programme for overweight and obese adults.
Item Description:2090-0708
2090-0716
10.1155/2012/918202

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