Klarinet Archive - Posting 000019.txt from 1996/05

From: Delton Sizemore <sizemod@-----.AU>
Subj: Vital capacity
Date: Wed, 1 May 1996 20:48:50 -0400

I too have wondered what health benefits arise from playing a wind
instrument for hours a day. While I haven't had my lung capacity
measured since I started playing regularly I have wondered if it
stimulates the cardio-vascular system as well. I have even thought of
doing a research project on this and getting hooked up to a ECG machine
and what ever else is used to measure blood gas levels etc before
starting playing. I do my practice first thing in the morning and find
this a great way to start the day.

Wasn't there someone on the list who was a pulmonary cardiologist ?

Del Sizemore
Lismore
NSW
Australia