I have just completed week 9 with the Powerbreathe. This week I have moved up to level 5.5 and still doing my 10 breaths at half load, 30 at full load and finishing with 10 at half load. In December I generally start to feel very tight in my chest when under exercise …
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Dec
19
Last man standing – any coincidence
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
Phil Bradbury – I’m concentrating on getting fuller breaths (week 8)
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
06
James Davis Fitness Blogger – my first experience of POWERbreathe
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
20
Better breathing journey week 4
Just completed the fourth week of using the Powerbreathe unit. 1) Still maintaining two daily sessions with the Powerbreathe. 2) I think I may have moved up the resistance setting too fast for my progress as I wasn’t really achieving adequate breaths at any point, dropped back down from 4.5 to 4.0. 3) Not sure …
Nov
13
POWERbreathe Trial – Melanie Ryding Week 14: I left the inhaler on purpose
Melanie Ryding I forgot the inhaler on purposeThis week, I am beginning to realise that I in fact do NOT need that inhaler at all. Up till now i have always taken it (just in case) but this week, I went to the track WITHOUT it on purpose. Coach is not holding back on me …
Nov
08
POWERbreathe User Trial: Phil Bradbury – Gradual progression
Just completed the second week of using the POWERbreathe unit. 1) I have been gradually moving up the setting scale and am now on a setting of 3.5 which feels like that is just about the point where I am failing to achieve the full 30 breaths. 2) As the resistance increases the effort required …
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