著者

伊藤 玲子

出版者

日本大学医学会

雑誌

日大医学雑誌 (ISSN:00290424)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.80, no.1, pp.21-25, 2021-02-01 (Released:2021-04-22)

参考文献数

16

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It is expected that knowledge on the relationship between respiration and sports is beneficial for promoting both physical and mental health. With that knowledge, we can learn to exercise effectively every day. We supply oxygen to tissues by breathing. During exercise, respiration and circulation work closely together to carry oxygen to the mitochondria in muscles to generate energy. Exercise increases oxygen demand and carbon dioxide emissions. We increase the minute ventilation volume (MVV), thereby increasing V̇ O2 (oxygen consumption) as the exercise intensity increases. Endurance athletes exhibit higher levels of these parameters. MVV (maximum voluntary ventilation), which is a parameter used for evaluating the strength and endurance of inspiratory and expiratory muscles, improves after strength training. Strength training is thought to be effective in increasing the strength of the respiratory muscles. The combination of endurance training and strength training can improve lung function. Not only strengthening the respiratory muscles but also increasing the elastic contraction force of the lungs by training can improve respiratory ability. There are diseases in which sports affect lung function. Attention should be paid to exercise-induced asthma, vocal cord dysfunction, and COPD (chronic obstructive disease).