Breathing muscle warm-up for swimming performance
This study tests whether warming up the muscles you use to breathe can improve your swimming performance. You will be asked to do a 100-meter swim test twice, once after a special breathing warm-up and once without it.
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Who can take part
- You are over 18 years old.
- You swim at least twice a week for 30 minutes or more, and have done so for the past 3 months.
- You do not have or have never had a respiratory disease (like asthma or COPD).
- You do not have any muscle or bone injury that would stop you from doing a 100-meter swim.
- You have not done special breathing muscle training in the last 6 months.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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