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J Appl Physiol 64: 899-905, 1988;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 64, Issue 3 899-905, Copyright © 1988 by American Physiological Society

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Ventilatory muscle training in the elderly

M. J. Belman and G. A. Gaesser
Division of Respiratory Diseases, City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California 91010.

To test the hypothesis that declining ventilatory function in the elderly impairs exercise capacity, we tested maximal exercise capacity and ventilatory function before and after a program of ventilatory muscle training in 25 elderly subjects (ages 65-75 yr). Ventilatory muscle training was performed by means of isocapnic hyperpnea for 30 min/day, 4 days/wk for 8 wk. Before and after the training, we measured maximal exercise capacity by means of an incremental exercise test (IET) and ventilatory muscle endurance by means of the maximum sustained ventilatory capacity (MSVC). Ratings of perceived exercise (RPE) for breathlessness and leg effort were evaluated each minute by means of a modified Borg scale during both the IET and a 12-min single-stage exercise test (SST) performed at approximately 70% of the maximal exercise capacity. The trained group showed a significant increase in the MSVC, from 71.9 +/- 26.4 to 86.9 +/- 20.9 l/min (P less than 0.01), whereas the control group showed no change (66.3 +/- 22.5 to 65.1 +/- 22.1 l/min). In addition, the maximal voluntary ventilation increased in the trained group, from 115 +/- 41 to 135 +/- 36 l/min (P less than 0.01). Neither the trained nor the control group showed an increase in maximum O2 uptake, maximum CO2 consumption, or maximum minute ventilation during the IET. Evaluation of the RPE during both the IET and SST showed that although there was a small decrease in RPE for breathing and leg discomfort, changes between the control and treated groups were similar.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


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