IMT Warm-Up Boosts Your Performance
Research has shown that a standard pre-exercise warm-up routine fails to prepare the inspiratory muscles or the rigours of exercise1. However, results from trials on competitive rowers using POWERbreathe Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT) before exercise, show rowers significantly improved their rowing performance and reduced breathlessness.2 Furthermore, a 2022 study investigated the effects of inspiratory muscle […]
Causes Of Inspiratory Muscle Weakness
Weak inspiratory muscles can be the result of a number of causes, including disease, but the amount of ‘exercise’ they receive has a huge influence upon their condition. We use the phrase ‘use it or lose it’ to describe the best way to off-set problems that come with ageing, such as completing crosswords to keep […]
Track Running Induces Inspiratory Muscle Fatigue In Trained Runners
A study published in The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (September 26th 2015) tested the hypothesis that short-duration running exercise would induce Inspiratory Muscle Fatigue (IMF) which may limit performance. This follows studies that found IMF occurs after short-duration swimming exercise. Eight female middle-distance runners were the subjects of this study which found that […]
Breathing at High Altitude during Tour de France
Tour de France 2025 is a gruelling event. The 21-stage race begins on the flat. But this isn’t for long. The race winds its way through flat, hilly and finally mountainous terrain. This year is one of the most demanding Tour de France races. It includes 7 mountain stages with 5 mountain-top finishes. The highest […]
Use POWERbreathe To Help Alleviate Side Stitch
An article in Triathlete Europe offers advice on how to avoid side stitch, citing diaphragm spasm as one of the most common causes, with spasm of the accessory muscles of breathing, the obliques, another cause. Canadian Running also features an article about side stitch explaining that as you take in air (while running) your […]
Turner Twins prepare for Mt Elbrus in Russia with POWERbreathe
Actually there’s a bit more to it than that. Ross and Hugo Turner are twin brothers who both share an interest in combining pioneering medical research and unique studies of historic expeditions. You’ve probably seen them on TV as they’ve filmed for the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5. But Ross and Hugo will […]
Hypoxic Endurance Exercise Performance benefits from IMT
This study (2019) looks into whether chronic IMT improves hypoxic endurance exercise performance. Endurance exercise performance The study, in the International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, is using a cycling time trial to measure endurance exercise performance. Endurance exercise is typically performed at submaximal intensity. The purpose of this is to estimate VO2max, or […]
POWERbreathe for Olympic and Paralympic Archery Team Members
POWERbreathe met up with Great Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic Archery teams at Lilleshall National Sport Centre & Conferencing Centre where they’re working towards British success at the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. We presented POWERbreathe Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT) to team members and management, explaining the benefits of IMT and demonstrating how the […]
Strengthen your thoracic diaphragm to become a better runner
This informative article published in Trail Runner Magazine (the UK’s No.1 off-road running magazine) talks about The Forgotten Muscle, your thoracic diaphragm, and how important learning to use it properly can correlate to increased stamina, quicker recovery and even decreased chance of injury. It talks about how, as a trail runner, you strengthen your […]
POWERbreathe and Liz McTernan, Para-Triathlete
POWERbreathe met up with Para-Triathlete Liz McTernan at the University of Lincoln, along with the University’s Senior Lecturer in Sports Science, Dr Sandy Willmott. Liz, who’s based in Lincolnshire, is a world ranked Paracyclist and world Para-Triathlon Bronze Medalist 2012. Liz took up the sport after faulty diving equipment gave her a severe case […]
Effects of IMT on Resistance to Fatigue of Respiratory Muscles in Exercise
EliteVelo Kalas Sportswear Cycling Race Team using POWERbreathe Plus IMT (above)PHOTO: Richard Fox Photography STUDY: Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Resistance to Fatigue of Respiratory Muscles During Exhaustive ExerciseM. O. Segizbaeva, N. N. Timofeev, Zh. A. Donina, E. N. Kur’yanovich, N. P. Aleksandrova This study, published in Body Metabolism and Exercise – Advances in […]
Aspects of Respiratory Muscle Fatigue in a Mountain Ultramarathon Race (2019)
Published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise by the American College of Sports Medicine, this study looks into aspects of respiratory muscle fatigue in a mountain ultramarathon race. STUDY Aspects of Respiratory Muscle Fatigue in a Mountain Ultramarathon Race Purpose: Because endurance is a requirement of the ultramarathon, this type of running offers […]
Efficient Respiratory System Is Key For Endurance
Dr. Anthony Alessi, Associate Clinical Professor of Neurology at the University of Connecticut, wrote in an article in The Norwich Bulletin about how an efficient respiratory system is crucial for the success of endurance athletes. He explains how endurance athletes are most vulnerable to any alterations in the respiratory system “due to their reliance in […]
Pilates Plus IMT Improves Lung Function
Researchers from Brazil are looking at the effects of combining Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT) with Pilates on lung function in elderly women. The reason for this is because ageing affects the respiratory system. In fact, it can change the composition of the lung’s connective tissue. Ageing and the lungs Ageing will ultimately affect bones and […]
Oxygen uptake in respiratory muscles differs between men & women
Published in The Journal of Physiology and released online here at MedicalXpress, is this study by lead investigator Professor William Sheel from the University of British Columbia. STUDY Oxygen uptake in respiratory muscles differs between men and women during exercise Professor Sheel’s team of researchers ‘found that at submaximal and maximal exercise intensities, respiratory muscles […]
Respiratory Muscle-Induced Metaboreflex
‘Effect of increased inspiratory muscle work on blood flow to inactive and active limbs during submaximal dynamic exercise’ looks into the effect of an increase in inspiratory muscle work on blood flow to inactive and active limbs. It addresses the process of metaboreflex. What is metaboreflex? Metaboreflex is where the body restricts blood flow to […]
