Breathing Exercise Could Reduce Blood Pressure

Lower your blood pressure and strengthen your respiratory muscles in just 30 breaths a day using this simple high-resistance breathing workout.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• High-resistance inspiratory muscle strength training (IMST) rivals medication and lifestyle changes for lowering blood pressure

• People doing the high-resistance breathing exercise for six weeks had an average reduction of 9 mmHg in systolic blood pressure; the daily training consists of 30 breaths a day

• The breathing exercise takes just f…