Lower Blood Pressure Naturally with POWERbreathe IMST Device
Are you looking for a way to lower blood pressure naturally? High blood pressure is a serious health concern affecting millions of people worldwide. While medications are commonly prescribed to manage this condition, there is growing interest in natural remedies that can help achieve the same results. One such promising method is Inspiratory Muscle Strength […]
How Asthma Affects The Respiratory System
Asthma is a long-term breathing condition that affects your airways. Your airways are the small tubes that transport air in and out of your lungs. When these tubes encounter irritants, they become inflamed, causing them to narrow, which impacts breathing. This is how asthma affects the respiratory system. It’s for this reason that people with asthma […]
POWERbreathe IMT Training Protocol
The POWERbreathe IMT training protocol for Inspiratory Muscle Training is backed by solid science from both sports and clinical fields. Through rigorous testing, researchers have identified the most effective breathing training protocol: 30 breaths twice a day. Protocol Established Through Scientific Testing Why HARD and FAST Breaths Matter Research highlights the importance of forceful breathing. A […]
Breathing Properly For Physical Wellbeing
Breathing properly is essential for maintaining optimal health and wellbeing. However, improper breathing habits can develop over time due to health and medical conditions, stress, poor posture, or other factors. Thankfully, perfecting your breathing technique can improve your overall health, reduce stress, and enhance your physical performance. And what better time to think about how […]
Why Train Your Breathing: The Key to Unlocking Athletic Performance
Re-worked from the original article, written by Duncan Kerr, 2017 Breathing. It’s automatic, fundamental, and often overlooked. But why should we train our breathing? In the realm of sports performance, where every muscle group is meticulously trained, the respiratory system is frequently neglected. Yet, it holds the key to unlocking your full athletic potential. The […]
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Breathing Exercises
Pulmonary rehabilitation breathing exercises are often offered to individuals with a chronic lung condition, such as COPD. One such exercise is pursed lip breathing, the intention of which is to keep the airways open for longer. This helps to control oxygenation (moving oxygen into the lungs) and ventilation (moving carbon dioxide out of the lungs). […]
Inspiratory Muscle Training Benefits in Fitness & Sports
Thanks to the numerous impartial, sports research studies which used POWERbreathe IMT devices as the breathing training intervention, there are many POWERbreathe inspiratory muscle training benefits in fitness and sports. POWERbreathe Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT) drug-free devices specifically target and strengthen the muscles involved in breathing. Most specifically, IMT targets your main breathing muscles, the […]
Breathing Training – Back to Basics
A holistic approach to health and fitness continues to grow, year after year. And high on the list of priorities is wellness. One area of wellness in particular is becoming more popular: breathing training basics for better breathing. What is Breathing Training? It is a targeted form of breathing exercise that helps to improve the […]
POWERbreathe IMT Reduces Lactate During Exercise & Speeds Up Clearance
A POWERbreathe IMT warm-up before any form of physical training is shown to make exercise feel easier. Furthermore, a POWERbreathe IMT ‘cool-down’ can help you to recover faster as it speeds up lactate clearance even more effectively than traditional active recovery strategies. What Does Lactic Acid Do To The Body? Lactic acid, also known as […]
COPD Symptoms Reduce After Breathing Training
One of the most common COPD symptoms is shortness of breath which makes breathing more difficult over time. Thankfully, drug-free breathing training, such as POWERbreathe Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT), helps to reduce this symptom of COPD. This review article in Respiratory Care finds IMT to be effective in enhancing COPD treatment. Furthermore, this study suggests […]
Post-Stroke Symptoms Improve after Breathing Training
Many conditions may develop during the period after a stroke, and these are referred to as post-stroke symptoms. These are common conditions that may improve over time and with stroke rehabilitation. According to the 2022 global stroke facts from the WHO (World Health Organisation), one in four people over the age of 25 will have […]
Improve Lung Health
Improving your lung health is promoted annually on World Lung Day and other national days, such as Love Your Lungs Week in the UK, encouraging you to look after your lung health. World Lung Day is an awareness day organised by the FIRS (Forum of International Respiratory Societies) to promote better lung health globally. This is so important […]
How Does Breathing Training Work?
The process of breathing is brought about by your breathing muscles. Your breathing muscles are skeletal and they have the same basic structure as your other skeletal muscles. This means, that just like any other muscle group, you can train them to adapt and become stronger and more efficient. This is achievable with breathing training […]
‘My Brittle Asthma’, by Poppy
In her own words, Poppy describes her diagnosis of severe and brittle asthma; how it affects her, including being ventilated four times; and her experience of training with her POWERbreathe Medic Plus IMT device. What is Brittle Asthma? This term describes severe asthma that is difficult to manage. People with this type of asthma find […]
POWERbreathe for Rehabilitation – POWERbreathe Review
Gerry sent his POWERbreathe review via our social channel. His story is one of positivity and hope. Here, he talks about how a Physiotherapist gave him a POWERbreathe for rehabilitation, following a stay in ICU. He is happy for us to share his story with you and to give others hope too. Here’s Gerry’s story […]
Cycling Training Tips for Training Like an Olympian
Olympic track cycling involves intense acceleration and sprinting at high speeds. These sprint races require a combination of tactics and power for the six-track Velodrome cycling events. Olympic road cycling however requires stamina to endure long distances. This applies to both the road race and the individual time trials. Here we discuss cycling training tips […]
