Aging and the Effects on Inspiratory Muscle Training - Participants Needed
Purpose: The purpose of the study is to quantify the effect of sex and age on the blood pressure and heart rate response, along with activation of the breathing muscles after 5 weeks of inspiratory muscle training.
Time commitment: The sessions will take place at the Healthy and Integrative Physiology Laboratory at the Chan Gunn Pavilion, Rm 230 at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Campus. This study will require a total of 2.5 hours on visits 1, 7 and 8, 30 minutes on visits 2,3,4,5,6. Visit 1 through 7 will be separated by a week and visit 8 will occur 5 weeks after visit 7.
View the inclusion/exclusion criteria here.
If you are interested in participating, please email: viviana.shiffman@ubc.ca