mention some benefits of physical activity on the cardiovascular system due to the effects on risk factors such as blood pressure, lipid profile, insulin resistance, cells and tissues of the heart, the circulatory system and obesity.

Lecture topics:

• Respiratory muscle training and vasomotor response

Angela Valentina Bisconti et al (2018) ‘Respiratory muscle training positively affects vasomotor response in young healthy women’, PLoS ONE 13(9), pp 1-14

• The introduction of the article mentioned some benefits of physical activity on the cardiovascular system due to the effects on risk factors such as blood pressure, lipid profile, insulin resistance, cells and tissues of the heart, the circulatory system and obesity. This is because regular physical exercise promotes structural and functional adaptations to the vascular wall which leads to a reduction in cardiovascular risk factors. The article went on to mention some physical activities and its specific benefit. The research was therefore aimed at using respiratory muscle training (RMT) to benefit peripheral hemodynamics in other areas which are not exercised to improve vascular health for individuals with less or no physical activities.

They concluded that after eight weeks of RMT in young female population, vasomotor response was improved but mainly through amelioration of the peripheral vascular control brought about by release of local vasoactive factors. The autonomic central neural control was not affected by RMT. They recommended future studies to be done to fully elucidate the mechanisms underpinning these RMT-induced modifications. I think the idea of the research is excellent but more work need to be done before we can achieve the intended benefits.