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Journal of Obesity
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 918202, 6 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/918202
Clinical Study

Four Weeks of Inspiratory Muscle Training Improves Self-Paced Walking Performance in Overweight and Obese Adults: A Randomised Controlled Trial

A. M. Edwards,1 G. P. Maguire,2,3 D. Graham,4 V. Boland,4 and G. Richardson4

1Institute of Sport and Exercise Science, James Cook University, Cairns, Sydney, QLD 4870, Australia
2School of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Cairns, Sydney, QLD 4870, Australia
3Baker IDI, Research and Medical Education, Central Australia, Alice Springs, NT 0871, Australia
4Department of Psychology, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD 4870, Australia

Received 20 February 2012; Revised 26 April 2012; Accepted 10 May 2012

Academic Editor: Jack A. Yanovski

Copyright © 2012 A. M. Edwards et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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