Triathlon Plus magazine (June 2010)
Stuff We Love - Object of Desire
POWERbreathe Kinetic Series
THIS CLEVER DEVICE WON’T TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY – QUITE THE OPPOSITE…
"The NEW POWERbreathe Kinetic Series provides strength training for the diaphragm and intercostal muscles, which are used to inhale and exhale. The electronically controlled, rapid-response valve creates a resistance to inhalation, increasing respiratory muscle strength and endurance.
The advantages of the Kinetic Series over its big-selling predecessor are numerous – the digital display monitors your long- and short-term training progress, giving you the motivation you need to keep on using it. It also provides far smoother and more consistent resistance to your breathing than the old one. The previous model just used a spring to provide breathing resistance and was nowhere near as efficient. It’s also easy to use and clean, with the really clever bit being that it automatically reacts to your progress, increasing the resistance accordingly as your muscles get stronger.
The digital display provides you with valuable information, keeping track of your current session and indicating how much your respiratory strength has improved since you started using the device. The more advanced of the three models display readings such as your lung capacity and graphical results of your previous 38 sessions.
There’s some good scientific evidence to suggest that POWERbreathe can improve endurance performance, with the manufacturer’s lab tests suggesting that it can increase respiratory muscle strength by over 30%. And we love the idea of electronic ‘weight training’ for our insides – whatever will they think of next?"
Click here for more about the POWERbreathe Kinetic series.