Dec
19
Festive greetings, Apologies it’s been a while, I have been rather busy with the usual things in life (NVQ, Youth Work, Kickboxing, General Fitness training, Fund raising, meetings, my regular full time job and of course family life). The good news is I have almost completed my NVQ and I have now broken up from …
Dec
13
I have just completed week 8 with the Powerbreathe. This week still working at level 5 with my 10 breaths at half load, 30 at full load and 10 at half load routine. I could probably move the level up a little but I think for me it is more beneficial to concentrate …
Dec
12
Another spanner in the works, talk about ‘best laid plans’. The cardio work has increased over the last 2 weeks more than I’d anticipated due my tearing brachioradialis in my arm. Gutted. It’s not that common, so I must have some deep biomechanical issues that I wasn’t aware of – embarrassing as I’m a Biomechanics …
Dec
10
So 12 weeks have come to an end, and wow, what a change has occurred. When I started this trial I was an athlete and an asthma sufferer. Now, quite simply, I’m an athlete. You think I exaggerate? No I don’t! I stopped needing the inhaler in about week 3 or 4. I carried around …
Dec
06
I first met the guys from POWERbreathe at this year’s Fitpro spring convention. I was immediately intrigued by their stand and went over to have a chat; “Imagine it’s like a dumbbell for the diaphragm” said the chap on the POWERbreathe stand. I had never thought of my breathing muscles as actual muscles like my …
Nov
25
Well, my POWERbreathe has now arrived and I look forward to using it. I’m going to be blogging in the lead up to the CRASH-B sprints in Boston in February 2012. So a bit of background on me. I’m a rower who competes both on the water and indoors on the Concept 2 rowing machine, …
Nov
18
Just completed the third week of using the Powerbreathe unit and here is my update Would love your comments below. I continue to consistently carry out two sessions per day with the Powerbreathe. Still gradually moving the setting upwards and have just moved up to 4.5, at which I find it difficult to reach the …
Nov
18
I’ve had an interesting few weeks actually. I’ve reduced the amount of cardio training I’ve been doing and mainly focused on strength work. This includes weight lifting rather than weight training as such, so; squats, deadlift, cleans etc. Mixing it up to reduce the boredom factor! Some time ago I sat one of the UKSCA …
Oct
25
Hello sorry for the silence! It has been a hectic few months at Diverse Health & Fitness! The last time I blogged I had just completed the Love Life Love Running 10k in Cannock Chase smashing my previous personal best time, I believe my POWERbreathe training played a huge part in this and also came …
Oct
12
This week sees the return to full training after my two week end of season break. 5.30am is very dark you know, specially now half the street lights are strategically turned off!! Up to level 7 now on the powerbreathe. The other day when I started my 30 breaths I thought it was blocked or …
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