“…However, this idea does not fit with the generally accepted idea that in man during exercise blood pressure increases (Freyschuss, 1970;Rowell er al., 1981;Mitchell & Schmidt, 1983). Furthermore, none of those studies (Drischel et al, 1963;Borst et al, 1982Borst et al, ,1984 dealt with the influence of respiration on the circulatry responses to changes in posture although it is known that respiration can have profound effects on cardiovascular mechanics (de Burgh Daly et al, 1967;Melcher, 1976;Eckberg et al, 1980). Therefore our interest in this study has focused on two main questions:…”