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The POWERbreathe K5’s smart breathing training technology was launched in 2011 to a huge round of applause for its innovative Breathe-Link PC software. But you let us know that you needed it to be MAC compatible too. We listened and although it took a while to develop we got there (we like things to be just perfect!).

So we’re now delighted to announce to all you MAC users that you too will be able to take advantage of the K5’s smart features.

 

If you already have a K5 and want to be able to use it on your MAC:

Simply visit the Breathe-Link Updates page, log in and then...

Our POWERbreathe man, Duncan, recently visited Train Sharp, a POWERbreathe K5 Testing and Performance Centre in Tunbridge Wells.

TrainSharp is an experienced cycle coaching company, able to create bespoke cycling training plans around personal requirements.

Owner Jon Sharples is working in partnership with one of the biggest names in British cycling and former professional cyclist, Sean Yates. Working in partnership, both Jon and Sean have transformed beginners into top Cyclosport riders, helped juniors find pro team placements and good cyclists become even better cyclists.

Sean, former head...

POWERbreathe attended this incredible event alongside Borut Strel, Martin Strel’s son. Martin, aka ‘Big River Man’ (he swam the Amazon River), is a Slovenian long-distance swimmer – and long-time POWERbreathe user! His son Borut operates Strel Swimming Adventures, and Duncan from POWERbreathe was delighted to team up alongside him at this extreme event.

It was the 5th UK Cold Water Championships with 600 swimmers from across the world braving the frosty 0.5C water temperature.

The event is held every two years at Tooting Bec Lido and is ‘a celebration of British masochism and funny hats’.  Full of enthusiastic and sometimes eccentric swimmers,...

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 block, and a maintenance schedule is all that is then required.

So, a bit of an overview of the POWERbreathe training so far:

Everything has improved quite dramatically over the past few weeks, here is the training in numbers:

•Test 1 Sindex - 177

•Final Test Sindex - 233

That is a 32% improvement in my...

This year we exhibited at the 10th Triathlon Show. what a show it was and more to the point a successful show for POWERbreathe. Our Duncan, Lee and Mary Ann all attended the event to spread the word about POWERbreathe.

We tested over 250 individuals, sold numerous Plus units and our biggest achievement was selling three  POWERbreathe K5  units which was just uh-mayzing.  However, the biggest success of the show was POWERbreathe awareness. IT seems our education campaign is growing all the time creating greater awareness of POWERbreathe breathing training.  One of the POWERbreathe K5 purchasers had never ever heard...

Thank god my illness over and I am back to training. Been going much better this week, both running and POWERbreathe.

I sat down this week and had a look at the my training results, using the breathe-link software. What is really pleasing to see is how it has all progressed, and I cannot imagine how I even functioned before the POWERbreathe!

What I noticed from the breathe link software was how the Flow figures have changed. They seem to increase, drop down a bit then increase back up to the level before. What I think is happening here is that when the training load adjusts to a level I have not done before, I can't get as much air through the...

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 take. If it is too high then you will struggle. When using for the first time, always start on the lowest load setting and get used to doing 30 breaths twice a day. When you can easily maintain a powerful breath for 30 breaths then you can start to increase the load.  If you have one of the POWERbreathe K Series units this is done automatically. As you...

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. One of the great features of the unit is that is provides you with targets and numbers to improve on and this certainly provides me with plenty of motivation for my training.

I know that I have only just started using the unit but I already think it is helping with the running. I did a hill session a few days ago, it was 3 x10 minutes Kenyan Hills uphill. What this means is that I have to run up a hill for...

So, week two has started and am thoroughly enjoying the POWERbreathe. The best news is that my Test scores have gone up. I did a test after 3 days, and my results had already gone up to 189.8. As I mentioned in my first Blog, the first few sessions were just about getting used to the POWERbreathe and developing the technique.

The best news is that after 2 days of training the results started to improve and I felt like I am making some improvements.

One of the great features about POWERbreathe K series is that it has an auto-level feature. As I understand it, based on your first 3 breaths, the unit automatically sets the training load for...

Hi my name is Ben Barwick and I have just started using the POWERbreathe K5 for training my inspiratory muscles. As I have only been using it for a few days the process has been more of getting used to using the unit and software than actually seeing and feeling any results.

A little about me to begin with. I started running about 18 months ago, when I ended up doing a half marathon on no training in just over 2 hours. Little did I know that on that day, a seed was being sown, which very quickly, with very little cultivation from me, grew into an addiction, a running addiction. I did my first marathon in November 2010, and ran 3:58. I then decided...