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I am using my new Powerbreathe Fitness Plus and it is a great help with my fitness training.  There is a Gym nearby which is a great help; various classes are available and good equipment to use, which is all helping my training schedule.  I am also cycling, so things are going O.K.

Looking back, my love of cycling has helped me remain fairly fit for someone who has had asthma since I was 2 years old, (I am now 74!!!) and it is this interest in cycling that lead me to discover Powerbreathe!

Mary (my wife) and I were out collecting shoeboxes for Link Romania and were headed for North Devon.  As we approached...

Recently our Duncan was on yet another trip abroad, lucky him getting to go on all these 'jolly boy's outings' while we slave away at POWERbreathe HQ.

Anyway, joking aside it is all work really......

Duncan's last trip was to Slovenia to go and see the POWERbreathe Distributor    In Tact Group.  Whilst there he was introduced to Martin Strel AKA known as Big River Man. Martin Strel is a legendary Guinness record marathon swimmer, who has always been looking for the challenges of impossible and the Amazon was the recent one. On April 7th, 2007 Martin Strel completed his epic Amazon river swim all the way...

I have just completed a 12 week trial with a medium resistance Powerbreathe.
I cycle or row just about every day but do not compete formally so I cannot quote figures of percentage improvement in particular events. Having said that I do push myself very hard whilst riding at the Velodrome and on some club rides which are inevitably very hilly and quite fast.
I only started using the Concept rower for some cross training about 7 months ago so I would expect my performance to improve anyway, that said each week I do a timed one hour row and each week the metres completed increases with what feels like the same effort.
My criteria of success is...

Another big thank you to Levete Dorogi for this video in which he combines POWERbreathe with Indian Club swinging to improve breathing strength and stamina while also increasing shoulder, elbow and wrist mobility, and strengthening and conditioning the upper body. While swinging the clubs in the upward motion the chest expands, which, when combined with POWERbreathe, really helps work your inspiratory muscles.

If you found this video useful, please leave a comment below.

 

Here are some links to other videos submitted by Levente:

Three common POWERbreathe mistakes
POWERbreathe functional training

It’s weird how your moods and energy levels change with what the weather’s doing. I definitely need sunshine; hence the reason why Vitamin D tablets, taken on a daily basis, is one of my proactive tablets.

My POWERbreathe K3 data:

 

TRAIN TEST

Date Level Load cmH2O   Power Watts   Volume Litres T-index %    S-Index...

The journey to get me to this start line was way more challenging than any other race I have done. A severe head injury and 6 weeks layoff directly beforehand meant that being at this start line at all was in the balance for a long time.

I only firmly decided if I would travel about a week before hand, and was forced to set myself a whole new set of goals.

Originally, I had decided I would like a top 20 finish, managing 31’st place last year in Budapest, it seemed a reasonable ask. In actual fact, I wanted it closer to the top ten if possible, so I was forced to completely evaluate.

I spent quite some time...

If you are a sports and fitness enthusiast then your performance can be improved with some simple yet effective breathing exercises. These breathing exercises can help concentration during any physical activity.

Competitive sports at every level come with an element of stress for the competitor. The most common type of stress for competitors is hyperventilation before the start of the event. However, by employing some breathing exercises all of this stress can be avoided enabling the competitor to remain calm and focused.

Staying calm to build endurance

Doing some simple breathing exercises prior to any competition will help you immensely. These...

Well I'm back in it again, after spending time with my friend and his family, I have learned a lot about myself and my life and also my family.

Having a friend as fit as Matt then realising that even he is not superhuman, makes me realise how lucky I am and how lucky I have been. I am also grateful for my family and friends.

Although I have taken time off from my journal, I have kept up my fitness plan and my POWERbreathe unit plays a major part in my overall fitness.

I am still using it 3 times daily for 30 breaths each time (morning, afternoon and before bed) and still train daily lifting weights, running and teaching...

It's been a roller coaster ride of training since I started this trial. From smooth preparations and training all going to plan, to head injury and completely housebound, and back again (almost).

It's been six weeks since the cycling accident and I wouldn't say I was out of the woods yet. Not by a long way. But, I am did get on that plane to China  (5th sept) to take part in the aquathlon world championships on the 7th, and the triathlon world championships on the 10th, and I will consider myself lucky to be alive and very lucky to be a least partially back to fitness and able to wear that GB suit proudly, knowing the even tougher...

My name is James Doyle from Ireland and back in 2009 I became the only Irish Adult to win a World Small ball handball title (just Google James Doyle handball). Without a doubt POWERbreathe helped me achieve my World title. Just using POWERbreathe Classic for 15 minutes each day has seen a dramatic improvement in my fitness and has been a major factor in helping me win my World Title back in late 2009. The World championship takes place next October and I have started training for this last week.  I suffer from Crohn’s disease and can suffer a loss of energy but POWERbreathe can replace this loss. I have just started professional training...