Category Archive: Guest Blogs

May
16

Kilimanjaro here we come with POWERbreathe in tow

2030

Hello, my name is Bernie Almond and my wife and I decided we wanted to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. We are planning to do this in August but we knew we needed some extra support to strenthen our lungs especially and we didn’t want to make a mess on the mountain if we suffered any altitude …

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Apr
24

Corporal Darren Peacock – POWERbreathe 90 days in

It’s been 90 days now since I started using powerbreath and my time here in Afghanistan is almost up. I am currently up to level 8 on my Iron Man Medium, I have found all the levels hard at first then once it got easy with a quick turn you can up the resistance. I …

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Apr
23

Dean Ball – POWERbreathe week 1 completed

So, I’ve completed my first full week with my PowerBreathe Plus and I must say that I’ve enjoyed my 60 breaths a day for 7 days, eventually. I’m not a teller of lies; I’ve found it difficult, the first couple of days, I thought what had I got myself into, I decided on a rethink …

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Apr
20

Ben Barwick – London Marathon preparation

So, The Virgin London Marathon is only 2 days away and I have been back on the POWERbreathe training over the last few days to get myself as ready as possibly for the race. I was away for 5 days last week and in my rush, I forgot to take my K5 with me. I …

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Apr
12

Steven Barlow – 2012 World Coal Carrying Championships

Steven Barlow

Hello, my name is Steven Barlow and here is my blog about my experience of participating in the 49Th The World Coal Carrying Championships in Gawthorpe West Yorkshire. This is just a brief snippet of the blog but you cna read my blow by blow account on my website. Preparation for the race started some weeks …

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Apr
11

Ben Barwick – Powerbreathe maintenance regime

I have done one week on my ‘maintenance’ POWERbreathe regime and it has been a slightly odd adjustment process. Not having to use the product everyday makes me a little bit sad, I get to my desk and look at the K5, staring back at me, untouched, and I am sure I can almost hear …

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Apr
10

Dean Ball – Week 1: Lets get the show started

Dean Ball

Let’s set the record straight from the beginning, I’m no athlete, I’m a ‘wanabe’ one but no professional! So, a little bit about Dean. Two years or so ago I decided that I was way over weight, I’m 5ft 9’ and was topping the scales at just over 17 stone.  I had developed terrible indigestion …

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Apr
10

Modern Health and Fitness – Thanks POWERbreathe for the changes in my running times

Another month on and I’m seeing small incremental changes to my running times.  I’m running more consistently and still using my POWERbreathe to warm up which straightens out my lungs after a day hunched in the car or at my desk. I think the POWERbreathe has benefited my exercise routine enormously and I’ll continue to …

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Mar
20

Ben Barwick – POWERbreathe six weeks training complete

I have now completed six weeks of POWERbreathe training   and it is now time to move to a once every other day training schedule as my initial training period is over. Alison McConnell in her book ‘Breathe Strong Perform Better” mentions that research suggests that minimal improvements can be made after a 6 week training …

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Mar
15

Ben Barwick – POWERbreathe offers bigger and brighter things

Ben Barwick

I have realised that this will be my last week using the basic 2 times a day training, then it will be onto bigger and brighter things!! I have done a couple of new things this week to try and get the most out of the POWERbreathe, along with testing the Warm-Up/Cool Down features. Training …

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