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ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Inspiratory Muscle Training Improves Respiratory Muscle Strength and Cardiovascular Autonomic Regulation in Obese Young Men.

Zhe Ren, Zeyu Zhou, Jikai Yang, Dongyue Wei, Hao Wu

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Zhe RenSchool of Kinesiology and Health, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing 100191, China.ORCID 0009-0008-6170-9757
Zeyu ZhouSchool of Kinesiology and Health, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing 100191, China.
Jikai YangSchool of Sports Management and Communication, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing 100080, China.
Dongyue WeiCollege of Chinese Studies and Foreign Languages, Yantai Nanshan University, Yantai 265806, China.
Hao WuSchool of Kinesiology and Health, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing 100191, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0028-3453

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Emerging Interdisciplinary Platform for Medicine and Engineering in Sports (EIPMES) noNational Key Research and Development Program of China 2018YFF0300603
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Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the effect of an 8-week inspiratory muscle training (IMT) intervention on respiratory muscle strength and cardiovascular autonomic regulation in obese young men.

methodsThe study included 36 obese young men who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Participants were randomly divided into two groups: the IG (inspiratory muscle training group, n = 17), which underwent high-intensity IMT intervention for 8 weeks, 5 times a week, and the CG (control group, n = 18), which was not given any additional intervention. Assessed parameters included maximum inspiratory pressure (MIP), maximum expiratory pressure (MEP), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and heart rate (HR), as well as heart rate variability metrics such as the standard deviation of normal-to-normal intervals (SDNN), root mean square of successive differences (RMSSD), standard deviation of successive differences (SDSD), low-frequency power component (LF), high-frequency power component (HF), and LF/HF ratio. These measurements were taken both at baseline and following the completion of the 8-week intervention period.

resultsAfter 8 weeks of IMT, the MIP and MEP of the IG increased by 31.8% and 26.5%, respectively (

conclusionAn 8-week 80%MIP IMT intervention significantly improves respiratory muscle strength and cardiovascular autonomic regulation in obese young men, suggesting that IMT is a promising non-pharmacological strategy for mitigating obesity-related cardiovascular risk.

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cardiovascular autonomic regulationheart rate variabilityinspiratory muscle trainingobesityrespiratory muscle strength

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PMCPMC12387955

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