SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Inspiratory Muscle Training in Intermittent Sports Modalities: A Systematic Review.
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- Application of respiratory muscle training for improved intermittent exercise performance in team sports: a narrative review.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Review
- Effects of Threshold Pressure Loading Exercises Applied to Inspiratory Muscles in Taekwondo Athletes on the Concentration and Utilization of Lactate.Journal of human kinetics · 2025Article
- The role of maximal inspiratory pressure on functional performance in adults with heart failure.ESC heart failure · 2024Article
- The Effectiveness and Validity of Inspiratory Muscle Training in the Training Process of Disabled Swimmers.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- The influence of low resistance respiratory muscle training on pulmonary function and high intensity exercise performance.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2024Article
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- Influence of the breathing pattern on the pulmonary function of endurance-trained athletes.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Effect and individual response to inspiratory muscle training program among instrumentalist musicians.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Physiological Performance Variables in Women's Handball.Journal of human kinetics · 2023Article
- Distinguishing science from pseudoscience in commercial respiratory interventions: an evidence-based guide for health and exercise professionals.European journal of applied physiology · 2023Review
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- Effects of different inspiratory muscle warm-up loads on mechanical, physiological and muscle oxygenation responses during high-intensity running and recovery.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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- Breath Tools: A Synthesis of Evidence-Based Breathing Strategies to Enhance Human Running.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Review
- Sex-Specific Effects of Respiratory Muscle Endurance Training on Cycling Time Trial Performance in Normoxia and Hypoxia.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Article
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Abstract
The fatigue of the respiratory muscles causes the so-called metabolic reflex or metaboreflex, resulting in vasoconstriction of the blood vessels in the peripheral muscles, which leads to a decrease in respiratory performance. Training the respiratory muscles is a possible solution to avoid this type of impairment in intermittent sports. The objective of this systematic review was to evaluate the results obtained with inspiratory muscle training (IMT) in intermittent sports modalities, intending to determine whether its implementation would be adequate and useful in intermittent sports. A search in the Web of Science (WOS) and Scopus databases was conducted, following the Preferred Reporting Elements for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. The methodological quality of the articles was assessed using the PEDro (Physiotherapy Evidence Database) scale. In conclusion, the introduction of specific devices of IMT seems to be a suitable method to improve performance in intermittent sports, mainly due to a reduction of the metaboreflex, fatigue sensation, and dyspnea. The ideal protocol would consist of a combination of acute and chronic treatment, and, even if IMT is done daily, the duration will not exceed one hour per week.
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