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News & Reviews
17 June 2010
POWERbreathe launches new series – POWERbreathe Kinetic.
POWERbreathe is moving to strengthen the community that has developed around this No.1 Breathing Muscle Trainer with the introduction of the revolutionary, new POWERbreathe Kinetic – the world’s first intelligent, digital breathing training and monitoring system.
03 June 2010
Inspiratory muscle training enhances pulmonary O2 uptake kinetics and high-intensity exercise tolerance in humans.
Four weeks of IMT, which reduced inspiratory muscle fatigue, resulted in a reduced
V(O2) slow component amplitude and an improved exercise tolerance during severe and maximal intensity exercise.
02 June 2010
Inspiratory Muscle Training in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: The State of the Evidence.
Another Systematic Review concluding that IMT (Inspiratory Muscle Training) works.
01 June 2010
POWERbreathe Kinetic featured in Runner's World.
Verdict: "And it works; our test results showed a demonstrable difference in lung muscle strength after just a couple of weeks’ use."
26 May 2010
Loughborough University Swimmers put POWERbreathe to the Test
POWERbreathe is being used in a research study to see how effective it is in helping with pre-race warm-ups.
18 May 2010
POWERbreathe at the SENI International Combat Sports Show
POWERbreathe training has been proven to improve recovery between repeated sprints and bouts of intense exercise – essential for combat sports where breathing is driven to its highest level.
05 May 2010
POWERbreathe Kinetic Series reviewed in Triathlon Plus magazine (June 2010)
“This clever device won’t take your breath away – quite the opposite…”
28 April 2010
POWERbreathe training and 'Mountaineering: Training and Preparation' - a new book by Carlton Cooke et al.
POWERbreathe training has been included in chapters about mountaineering preparation as well as fitness and training.
19 April 2010
News from Timex Multisport Team
News from POWERbreathe sponsored Timex Multisport Team this month features 'Sights on a Repeat', 'Almost Famous', 'Welcome Adrenaline' and 'Meet the Team'.
21 February 2010
POWERbreathe at the Verona Marathon
Italian POWERbreathe distributors, Alphamed, reported great interest in the world’s No.1 Inspiratory Muscle Trainer at the Verona Marathon in February 2010.
15 February 2010
'I enjoy creating things that make people's lives better'
Professor McConnell talks in The Independent (29th January 2010) about how she enjoys creating things that make people's lives better, including POWERbreathe, created for improving athletes' performance and now an approved prescription for breathlessness.
01 February 2010
POWERbreathe Supports the Gumpathon - 4 guys, 2 months, 3630 miles!
In September 2010 four runners will set out from New York with the intention of reaching LA by mid-November - a challenge that stretches 3,630 miles!
25 January 2010
Powering Performance - the new POWERbreathe Kinetic
New Electronics, the site for electronic design engineers, published an article announcing how product design specialist ML Electronics was presented with the challenge of creating an electronic design that fully met users' expectations of the new POWERbreathe Kinetic.
30 November 2009
POWERbreathe Kinetic - An Extra-Special Gift
The Christmas Gift Guide in Women's Fitness magazine (January 2010), aimed at helping you 'find the perfect pressie for friends and family whatever your budget', featured the new POWERbreathe Kinetic K2 among its extra-special gifts.
12 November 2009
Breathing - a crucial element to singing
Sue Jones' commentary in The Times (23 Oct 2009) explains how physically, there are 4 elements that are crucial to singing. The first is breathing, which is largely natural, but considerable skill in using lung power is needed to sustain and support long, loud notes.
22 October 2009
Inspiratory muscle training improves 100 and 200 m swimming performance
This new paper has just been published in the European Journal of Applied Physiology and in conclusion, shows how 6 weeks of IMT has a small positive effect on swimming performance in club-level trained swimmers in events shorter than 400 m.
21 October 2009
Advanced Swim Tools
In November's issue of 220 Triathlon, Dan Bullock gets to grips with the more technical swim 'improvers', including POWERbreathe.
15 October 2009
Salbutamol asthma inhaler will not prevent attacks for one in 10 children
The latest Respiratory News published on NursingTimes.net suggests Salbutamol may be ineffective for 100,000 children with a gene mutation called Arg16.
07 October 2009
Simple tongue & breathing exercises may ease sleep apnea
A recent 'health scoop' in Women's Health magazine (Oct 2009) revealed good news for snorers and those who bunk with them: Simple tongue and breathing exercises may ease sleep apnea.
30 September 2009
The POWERbreathe Effect
Dan Atkins, Head Coach of DAT Racing & Head Coach of Queensland Jets/QAS Metro Program, tells of how POWERbreathe has benefited him not only as an athlete, but in his professional capacity too as coach. He now has his athletes using POWERbreathe, and all have felt the benefits.
24 September 2009
Tom Waller, multiple Ironman finisher, discusses the merits of POWERbreathe in 220 Triathlon magazine (Oct 2009)
For maximum performance you need to develop every muscle in your body - especially those you breathe with, explains Tom Waller.
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27 August 2009
SwimForTri & POWERbreathe
SwimForTri is a swim technique and coaching organisation whose coach and founder has been integrating POWERbreathe into his swim training sessions.
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15 July 2009
POWERbreathe: European Ironman Tour
POWERbreathe, the world’s no.1 breathing trainer and the official inspiratory muscle trainer of Ironman, was present at Ironman events in Nice, Austria and Switzerland this July (2009).
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27 June 2009
Vision 1’s Olympic Champion Nicole Cooke wins National Title
Olympic Champion Nicole Cooke from POWERbreathe sponsored female cycling team Vision 1, secured the UK National Road race title on the 27th June.
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24 Feb 2009
POWERbreathe - Preferred Supplier to Gold Coast Titans (National Rugby League) Australia
POWERbreathe is being used by the Gold Coast Titans over the next 6-months to see how it improves stamina and performance.
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