Breath Work – A Highlight
The cause of the unforgettable infection that is COVID-19 is the viral respiratory disease, SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome), with many people experiencing respiratory problems as a result. So, it’s no surprise that we are turning to breathwork for nourishing both body and mind. In fact, breath work is now one of the fastest growing […]
What is Inspiratory Muscle Training?
Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) is like ‘dumbbells for your diaphragm’. It is likened to this because, just as you might use dumbbells to improve the strength of your biceps, IMT uses resistance training to improve the strength of your inspiratory muscles. Your main breathing muscles are your diaphragm and intercostals. And, by training them with […]
Benefits For Fitness And Sports
Research papers, meta-analysis, scientific trials and review articles show the efficacy of POWERbreathe Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT) in fitness and sports. Benefits in Fitness & Sports Activate your diaphragm with POWERbreathe Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT). In scientific tests and studies IMT: POWERbreathe K3 IMT increased respiratory muscle strength and attenuated the respiratory muscle metaboreflex as […]
How To Improve Running Stamina
To find a way a way of running farther and longer without tiring is an ambition of many runners. It is particularly pertinent when training to run a marathon. Therefore, knowing how to improve running stamina is hugely beneficial. Why Improve Running Stamina? Increasing running stamina is essential if you are to beat your personal […]
Benefits For Health and Medical
Research papers, original studies and review articles show that Inspiratory Muscle Training, such as with POWERbreathe IMT, is beneficial for health and medical conditions. Research 2020 – 2029 Research 2010 – 2019 Research 1992 – 2009 Research establishing initial benefits for health and medical conditions of POWERbreathe IMT.
Benefits For Singing, Music, Dancing
Benefits for Singing, Music & Dance Improving inspiratory muscle strength with POWERbreathe Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT) can improve respiratory muscle force in singers, public speakers, teachers, lecturers, musicians and dancers. Enhanced the ability to inflate the lungs (take deeper breaths) Enhanced the ability to control the breath Enhanced the ability to sustain forceful breathing (breathing […]
Benefits For Uniformed Services
POWERbreathe Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT) can help with breathing issues in the workplace. These may include the challenges placed on the breathing muscles by breathing apparatus, such as that used by people in the Fire Service or in certain other occupations where breathing apparatus may be required. Furthermore, POWERbreathe IMT can reduce the breathing effort […]
Your Respiratory Control Centre
Your respiratory control centre resides at the base of your brain. It controls your breathing by sending signals down your spine to your breathing muscles. Signals from your respiratory control centre It’s the signals sent from your respiratory control centre that ensure your breathing muscles (diaphragm, intercostals and abdominals) contract and then relax with regularity. […]
Respiratory Rate – The Neglected Vital Sign
According to research, many hospitals do not take a record of our respiratory rate, yet they do for other vital signs. This is significant because there is evidence that an abnormal respiratory rate “is the most significant predictor of critical illness”. The importance of your respiratory rate Birmingham City Hospital confirms in research that respiratory rate […]
How To Breathe Properly
Babies take deep, relaxing breaths into their abdomen. It’s natural for them. And, this is how to breathe properly. However, age, type of work and life’s stresses and strains will have a toll on your body. Consequently, and without realising it, you ‘unlearn’ how to breathe from your abdomen and start to breathe more shallowly […]
ERS Abstract Winner 2021 Sauwaluk Dacha – Best Abstract Grant in Physiotherapy
Congratulations to Sauwaluk Dacha on becoming ERS Abstract Winner 2021 for Best Abstract Grant in Physiotherapy 2021 (Sponsored by POWERbreathe). About ERS ERS, the European Respiratory Society, is the largest scientific and clinical organisation in respiratory medicine in Europe. Their members are scientists, clinicians, allied healthcare professionals and other experts from around the world. The […]
POWERbreathe For Athletes
Research finds that the use of POWERbreathe for athletes stimulates sports performance and increases pulmonary function. Furthermore, an article in the Strength and Conditioning Journal finds that training the breathing muscles can lead to several advantages, including better performance, increased inspiratory strength and stamina, feeling less breathless during exercise, and experiencing less fatigue in breathing […]
WHO Recognises use of POWERbreathe IMT in COVID Recovery
World Health Organisation As the directing and coordinating authority on international health within the United Nations, the World Health Organisation (WHO) is offering guidance on the clinical management of the COVID-19 pandemic. One recommendation for COVID recovery includes increasing exercise and fitness with Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT), such as POWERbreathe The WHO’s COVID recovery management […]
POWERbreathe ISO Certified
POWERbreathe receives ISO accreditation certificate of approval for ‘Design & manufacture of medical devices for improvement of respiratory function’ The Quality Management System of POWERbreathe International Ltd has been approved by Lloyd’s Register to the following Quality Management System Standards set out under United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) accreditation: ISO 9001:2015 Certificate of Approval – Design, manufacture, […]
Breathing Facts
It’s a breathing fact that there are differences in breathing capacity between the sexes. For instance, females have disproportionately smaller radial rib cage dimensions and shorter diaphragm compared to males, making it harder to move air in and out of the lungs. But it’s not only this that affects the amount of lung capacity we have, but age, body composition and […]
Does POWERbreathe Really Work? A Review By Shaun Wray
Have you found yourself asking, “does POWERbreathe really work?”. Well, POWERbreathe has decades of research, meta-analysis, scientific trials and review articles behind it that have shown its efficacy in health, medical, fitness and sports. So there’s definitely the evidence to show that it does strengthen the breathing muscles. This is beneficial because weak inspiratory muscles can be […]
