The POWERbreathe® Principle

Many people think breathing is as auto-controlled as your heart beat – but it isn’t. Most of us need to learn to breathe well. POWERbreathe® exercises your inspiratory muscles – the muscles we use to breathe.

Like any under used muscle the inspiratory muscles become weak without exercise. POWERbreathe® has a unique pressure valve which creates resistance against the inward breath, making your inspiratory muscles work harder and ultimately improving their strength and endurance. POWERbreathe® can be thought of as dumbbells for your diaphragm.

POWERbreathe® does not involve drugs and is so simple that almost anyone can use and enjoy the benefits within as little as 3 weeks.

POWERbreathe® is simple to use

You just breathe through it - twice a day - for 30 breaths. And that’s it. It takes about 4 minutes.

Each of the three POWERbreathe® models has 10 adjustable resistance levels. This means as your breathing and muscle strength improves you can increase the resistance, just like any other resistance training.

POWERbreathe® research has shown the following results in people suffering from:

COPD - improvements in inspiratory muscle strength,endurance and exercise tolerance
Asthma - improvements in lung function and a reduction in medication usage, hospitalisation and absence from school / work
Cystic Fibrosis - improvements in lung function and exercise tolerance

POWERbreathe® Classic

The POWERbreathe® Classic models are part of the original POWERbreathe® range. Developed by leading UK scientists and supported by over 12 years of medical research, they incorporate the following features and benefits:

• • Class 1 Medical Device
  
• • Improves breathing in just 4 weeks
  
• • Improves the strength, power and endurance of the inspiratory muscles
  
• • Simple to use
  
• • No side effects or drug interactions
  
• • 10 adjustable resistance levels
  

Make every breath count…

In competitive sports, breathlessness is a barrier to superior performance. Respiratory effort can account for up to 15% of cardiac output and when the inspiratory muscles tire they divert blood from other working muscles (like the arms or legs) making exercise feel harder and impairing overall performance. POWERbreathe® Sports works by training the inspiratory muscles, a fundamental muscle group often overlooked by other sports preparation. Using the tried and proven principles of resistance training POWERbreathe® overloads the inspiratory muscles to improve their strength, power and endurance. POWERbreathe® can also be used as an effective warm-up tool. Research has shown that a standard warm-up fails to prepare the inspiratory muscles. Using POWERbreathe® in conjunction with your normal warm-up will ensure that the every part of you is primed and ready to go.

POWERbreathe® research has shown

• • Within a few days inspiratory muscles will feel stronger
• • Within three weeks you’ll start to feel less breathless
• • Within four weeks your speed, strength and stamina will improve
• • An increase in muscle strength by up to 45%
• • Improvement in stamina and endurance by up to 30%
• • Recovery time is up to 7% faster
• • Improvements in rowing time trials by a margin of more than 60m in a 2000m race
• • Improvements in cycling time trials over 40 km by 3 minutes