Vanessa

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Name: Vanessa Potter
Date registered: December 8, 2011

Latest posts

  1. My 2012 indoor competition season from POWERbreathe start to POWERbreathe finish — March 1, 2012
  2. How POWERbreathe has affected my training — February 27, 2012
  3. Respiratory training with the POWERbreathe — February 24, 2012
  4. Increase your lung efficiency with exercise — February 22, 2012
  5. Breathing difficulty, symptoms and treatment — February 22, 2012

Most commented posts

  1. How POWERbreathe Works — 2 comments
  2. The trial is over: and the asthma is cured! — 2 comments
  3. Corporal Darren Peacock – 10 days in with the POWERbreathe — 2 comments
  4. My 2012 indoor competition season from POWERbreathe start to POWERbreathe finish — 2 comments
  5. POWERbreathe user trial: Martin Haines – Best laid plans — 1 comment

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Mar
01

My 2012 indoor competition season from POWERbreathe start to POWERbreathe finish

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It’s been quite a while since I last wrote a blog post for POWERbreathe. The truth is, I’ve been so busy that I simply haven’t had time to sit down and put it all down on paper. I’ve posted a number of my greatest moments from the current indoor season on POWERbreathe’s Facebook page, so …

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Feb
27

How POWERbreathe has affected my training

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Jen Howse

Since my last blog I have been continuing with the Powerbreathe 30 breaths. Having started with the resistance at the lowest level and struggling initially to complete the full 30, I have seen progress in that I now can manage 30 with the resistance up to level 2. So how has this affected training? I …

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Feb
24

Respiratory training with the POWERbreathe

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Anthony Mayatt

Hello, my name is Anthony Mayatt and I am a personal trainer  and owner of  BreatheFitness. I was approached by POWERbreathe who asked me if I would be interested in trialling one of their POWERbreathe devices for a period of one month to see if my respiratory strength, stamina and endurance improves.  The model given …

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Feb
22

Increase your lung efficiency with exercise

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Exercising on a regular basis is critical for fitness. Regular aerobic exercise is essential for cardiovascular fitness as the exercise reduces the amount of work the lungs need to do. However, you cannot increase your lung capacity with regular exercise and if you suffer from lung disorders such as COPD, asthma or emphysema regular exercise …

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Feb
22

Breathing difficulty, symptoms and treatment

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Respiratory Symptom

If you are someone who suffers from shortness of breath, have trouble breathing or find you have to put in more effort to breathe, then you probably have a respiratory illness or some form of lung disease such as emphysema, COPD or asthma.  Whether you are resting, exercising or simply lying flat, you can suffer …

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Feb
20

Five COPD treatment tips to control the quality of your indoor air

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Indoor air can be just as polluted as outdoor air. Even more so. For those who suffer from COPD and other respiratory illnesses, spending time indoors is not by choice. This is why it is important that the quality of the indoor air is as pollution free as possible. To help improve the quality of …

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Feb
20

Cold weather affects my POWERbreathe training

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A rather sad update this week with the harrowing news that I ended up getting ill at the back end of last week and it has taken the week to get over. It all happened because of this rubbish cold weather we are enduring. I know the cold affects people in different ways but it …

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Feb
16

Modern Health and Fitness – POWERbreathe practice has slowed

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My day job as a nurse is in teaching patients with Growth Hormone deficiency how to use their fancy electronic device that gives them daily injections of Growth Hormone.  A lot of my patients are children and the new gadget is great fun for the first few weeks but then the novelty wears off.  A …

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Feb
15

Are you using your POWERbreathe correctly?

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Here is a short video of our Duncan demonstrating how to correctly use the POWERbreathe.  He has also provided his top tips so read on to find out what Duncan’s secrets are to using the POWERbreathe effectively. Make sure the load is correctly set as you need to maximize the volume of each breath you …

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Feb
14

Ben Barwick – Go POWERbreathe Go

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A couple of weeks into the POWERbreathe training now. The big news is that I broke 200 on my test score. That was very exciting for me! My S-index was 205.1. It was a bit of a shock when I did the test and that score came up but obviously the training is doing something. …

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