Isn’t this sun and warmth a lovely welcome, it definitely gives you a boost in energy, makes you more motivated and wanting to achieve more. I have to confess that when it was cold and wet I did let my POWERbre...

I’m in my 2nd week of rebuilding and things are looking up. It’s always good to know what your own body needs, so you don’t get despondent. I have even started making plans for May, one of them being a lunche...

Having built myself up for Easter and our family guest over for the weekend, I do feel a bit drained now and have given myself 3 weeks rest before any more exertions. I know it sounds a bit pathetic but it is what...

I have to correct my mile estimation from last week, it was actually more like ½ mile but still very impressive for me. My overall POWERbreathe breathing results dipped slightly this month, the reason being I dev...

You would be so impressed with what POWERbreathe has done for me… A friend came round on Friday and we decided to go for a walk - and it wasn’t short: just under a mile with much chatting as we went. The good news is I wasn’t out of breath at all! Having started using my POWERbreathe in Aug...

It’s been a quiet week on the exercise front this week, but that’s mainly because I had guests for two days and some paperwork that needed to be done.  It’s funny how a change of routine just throws everything up in the air. I need to get back on stream again PDQ with my Pilates and POWERb...

It's been a better week this week, with no dull pins and needles progressing above my ankles. So I’m going to continue on with my strategy. When you go through times of fatigue and lack of energy, you appreciate even more what the POWERbreathe is giving you. Yes, I do my Pilates and core sta...

This week I got some firm and familiar warning signs of my Multiple Sclerosis (MS): I’ve had dull pins and needles in my big toes and they feel heavy. This sensation moved up my legs to just below my knees at the beginning of the week. I’m in my 5th year without a relapse and DO NOT want to ...

My cerebella tremors have been a real pain and I have been feeling quite exhausted. But I know when I start feeling like this the best answer is to exercise a...

It's been a quiet week, just doing my exercises and going to my physio session - it really is amazing/staggering how my posture just goes for no apparent ...

Here are my POWERbreathe K3 results for the month. ...

I’ve paid for my last month as a member to my gym. Don’t worry I am not giving up my exercises; I will do them elsewhere on a ‘pay as you go’...

One of my 2012 objectives has started. I had one of my amalgam fillings replaced with a white resin paste. This is a brave thing for me as I’m not ...

HAPPY 2012! May it be a Happy, Healthy & packed Full of Fun for all. 2012 has opened its chapter and my New Year’s resolutions have been set...

All my Christmas jobs are practically done and already I feel the pressure lifting, it’s mad really! So now I need to concentrate on increasing my exercises again. However, I have cancelled my gym membership where I go swimming and will replace that with going on the exercise bike that is here ...

After this week I am hoping all my Christmas cards are all sent or delivered, presents will be all bought and wrapped and Christmas letters done. I am already feeling the pressure starting to lift. I haven’t been able to do all my exercises though, as something has to give but what never gives...

A big improvement has been made. My hour long Pilates kicked the week off in the right direction and my swimming was another success. I went a bit later than normal and had the pool all to myself. I’ve also picked up my Powerbreathe again. My monthly results do show a slight deterioration, just...

It is not often I have a real flat week but I have just had one. My motivation has been very poor and as for my exercises – NOT GOOD AT ALL! I don’t feel good about it at all but next week will be different, I PROMISE. I have learnt through the years that the MS has a mind of its own but on...

Quite a flat week this week but on the positive side I have started making my Christmas cards and my exercise routine is starting to get back to where it should be. There is no excuse but I do find that the change in weather i.e. the pressure changes, have a lot to answer for. I have made a coup...

I had a couple of days with one of my sisters and during one of those days we made a start on the Christmas shopping. I had prepared well and done my research on the net, so the day wasn’t too exhausting and we managed to get a lot done. I have also nearly got all the materials to create my Chr...

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 – em...

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!  So...

“I’m keen to tell you about my last 3 weeks experience with the POWERbreathe.  I’ve not been able to blog on my experiences as I’ve been travelling internationally and every minute has been booked up.  So no time for training either; I‘ve had 2 workouts and 9 holes of golf, poor reall...

This week progress was initially very quick for me when I first started using the powerbreathe, but then since the layoff I had due to injury, progress has been much slower.  This last week I’ve not really been able to train due to work commitments, but I have just had 30 mins at the golf driv...

“Its great to get back into using the POWERbreathe again.  Its interesting that after the quite rapid progression I felt using the POWERbreathe the first time round, after the enforced payoff I have not had the same speedy improvements.  I’m wondering whether my progress is more in line wit...

After 3 weeks of pretty much static training, I have started up again. I started to increase my training now after the injury problems of 2 weeks ago and getting no problems now.  POWERbreathe work is back on too and I am hoping to see some improvement again soon as I did before. Keep checking...

“Not much to report this week.  So far I’ve found some interesting changes each week and from what I understand this is not typical; changes seem to take longer for most people. Not sure why I’m different, maybe because I was asthmatic?  Not sure.  My training has been quite static this ...

Another interesting week. I played golf for the first time in 9 months this week and I knew about it the following 2 days! I’m in pretty good shape and biomechanically I’m pretty good too, but playing golf at these speeds of movement in the swing is hard to reproduce in a gym, so stiffness is...

It’s been over 2 weeks now that I have been using the powerbreathe, and I’m starting to see some progress!  I was very asthmatic as a kid and so I generally find anything to do with my lungs responds quite slowly, which maybe explains that.  I have started to notice a difference when I’m ...

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 ath...

Melanie Ryding I forgot the inhaler on purposeThis week, I am beginning to realise that I in fact do N...

Yep, the inevitable happened this week. I was in a rush, work is hectic, I had to go to the track to meet my coach directly from work. I forgot the inhaler. Normally that means that coach goes easy, becaus...

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 someth...

The journey to get me to this start line was way more challenging than any other race I have done. A severe head injury and 6 weeks layoff directly beforehand meant that being at this start line at all was in the balance for a long time. I only firmly decided if I would travel about a week befor...

It's been a roller coaster ride of training since I started this trial. From smooth preparations and training all going to plan, to head injury and completely housebound, and back again (almost). It's been six weeks since the cycling accident and I wouldn't say I was out of the woods yet. Not by...

Still recovering from the head injury, so I feel all behind with my preparations. Still, nothing I can do about that i guess. The problem I currently have is related to change of pace and oxygen demand, so starting and stopping is hard work. I have upped the intensity of the training  a little ...

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The forced go slow and new scatter brain that I seem to have developed is becoming very frustrating. I just can’t think or do as fast as I used to be able to do. Its like a need a pause button while my brain processes stuff. The number of times that I have had the ‘well?’ kind of looks from...

  I spent the weekend in hospital and was discharged on sunday evening. Head injury is no fun at all, and for 3 days my head felt like a fizzy pop bottle that someone had shaken up really hard. Dizzy did not ...

This week started really well. I think the progress on POWERbreathe is good, and I am securely on level 4 now. BUT - the mind progress is less! I still carry the inhaler to the track, and I did another tough session with coach on Tuesday, chest hurt but I wasn’t wheezing. I think I took the inh...

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I have now been using my Powerbreathe Medic for 3 weeks.  The day I started using it I also reduced my inhaler dosage. This was done with the full approval of the nurse a...

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 rai...

Well I'm back in it again, after spending time with my friend and his family, I have learned a lot about myself and my life and also my family. Having a friend as fit as Matt then realising that even he is not superhuman, makes me realise how lucky I am and how lucky I have been. I am also gra...

Since the camping trip I have been training with my wife who is due to run Race for Life on Sunday 24th July which is a distance of 5km. I'm not built to be a runner and prefer to cycle for cardio but thought I would give it a go. With my PBK3 unit in tow I set to work running in the evenings wi...

Week 2 saw my PBK3 unit go camping. I went camping with my family and had to keep things to a minimum, my PBK3 unit was able to be stowed away in my luggage without taking up too much room. Day 1 of camp. I woke up and wasn't wheezy despite the obvious damp outside (where is the summer??) I eat ...

I am using my new Powerbreathe Fitness Plus and it is a great help with my fitness training.  There is a Gym near...

After 14 days of using the Shaker Plus for 30-40 mins twice daily I broke my magic 5 liter volume barrier. My max was 4.8. Magic! I was expecting improvements in maybe a month or two. I'm lost for words. I ...

We received this wonderful story from Edward Wandasiewicz, a cystic fibrosis patient who started using the Shaker Plus by POWERbreathe 10 days ago and is already experiencing some very encouraging results. Here's his story... "I purchased about 10 days ago a

At the age of 6 months, the Doctors diagnosed me with Cystic Fibrosis. CF is a hereditary disease of the lungs and pancreas, resulting in more mucus production and the inability to produce digestive enzymes. Not only do I produce more mucus, but it is also thicker. Therefore, it is harder to ge...