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Study: Inspiratory muscle training improves perfo

Study: Inspiratory muscle training improves performance of a repeated sprints ability test in professional soccer players

Background: Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) is an important method of attenuating both respiratory and peripheral effort perceptions, consequently improving neuromuscular performance and resulting in greater improvements in exercise capacity than exercise training alone.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of IMT on exercise tolerance, repeated sprint ability (RSA) performance, maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP), and peak inspiratory flow (PIF) in a cohort of professional male soccer players.

Results: Statistical analyses identified a significant (p < 0.001) decrease in sprint time post-IMT. Additionally, RSAbest, RSAmean, total sprint time and percentage of RSA performance decrement (RSA % dec) also showed significant decreases (p < 0.0001) post-IMT. Additional measures including MIP and PIF were also significantly elevated (p < 0.0002) following the 2-week period of IMT.

Conclusion: The results raise two important issues. Firstly, IMT demonstrated enhanced inspiratory muscle strength in professional soccer players. Secondly, this increase in inspiratory muscle efficiency led to a decrease in sprint time and improved exercise tolerance. We recommend that a standard training protocol be developed and tested in an experimental and control group with a large representative sample.

#IMT #respiratory #neuromuscular #footballtraining #sprint #trainingperformance #enhancedtraining #MIP #RSA #PIF #soccer

POWERbreathe #IMT is ideal for non-impact #rehabil

POWERbreathe #IMT is ideal for non-impact #rehabilitation during recovery from injury, as it help’s to maintain #fitness levels when physical activity is prevented.

Retired German professional #footballer Jan Kirchhoff, who played for #Sunderland, was out of action for 3 months after his #kneesurgery in 2016.

He quickly became concerned about his fitness. Jan knew that by keeping his #breathingstrength and #stamina in condition, he’d be in a better position when returning to the field. So Jan took up POWERbreathe K3 #InspiratoryMuscleTraining (IMT).

POWERbreathe K3 IMT exercised Jan’s breathing muscles, mainly his #diaphragm and #intercostals. Usually, these muscles are difficult to specifically target and train. But not with POWERbreathe IMT. The POWERbreathe K3 automatically adapted to Jan’s training requirements. It did this by offering a tapered loading resistance to match the contraction curve of his breathing muscles throughout his entire breath.

Jan's feedback and progress in 2017: “Training is going really well. Breathing and football-wise. Just had a new record in each category yesterday. Feel like I already have some benefits during football. Thanks for your text and help.”

Research from the University of Kent finds that 3

Research from the University of Kent finds that 3 out of 10 elite footballers may have undetected lung and airway problems, such as EIA (#exerciseinducedasthma).

🔵EIA in footballers:
The players identified as having EIA were experiencing breathing problems. This is because #EIA is a narrowing of the airways in the lungs. And it is a strenuous exercise that triggers it. Those players experiencing EIA will complain of shortness of breath, #wheezing or coughing. And these symptoms can come on both during and after exercise.

#Football players experiencing EIA found that their symptoms reduced after being treated with appropriate medication. And, over time, their lung function was found to improve too. Not only that but their #aerobicfitness and performance also improved.

🔵Breathing muscle training improves performance:
Inspiratory muscle training (#IMT) is a strength training protocol for the #breathing muscles. It is scientifically proven to improve breathing muscle strength and stamina and reduce breathing #fatigue. And because it is #drugfree, it has no drug interactions or side effects. It is also easy to use and time efficient. Players need only perform 30 breaths twice a day to feel the benefits after just FOUR WEEKS.

SPRINT ➡️ RECOVER ➡️ REPEAT - FASTER Impr

SPRINT ➡️ RECOVER ➡️ REPEAT - FASTER

Improve #football stamina with breathing training.

#Breathing is at its highest after sprinting, inducing #breathlessness and oxygen debt. Continuing to play effectively your breathing must #recover fast.

Today we are at the Welsh Perioperative Medicine C

Today we are at the Welsh Perioperative Medicine Conference.

#WPOMS #preop #IMT #IMST

We had the pleasure of assisting our partner Biola

We had the pleasure of assisting our partner Biolaster at the IV International Physiotherapy Conference in Spain last weekend.

Thank you, Associate Professor Bernie Bissett (PhD), for your "Inspiratory Muscle Training for ICU Patients - which device is best and when should we train?" workshop.

@_biolaster_ #IMT #IMST #Physiotherapy #ICU #BreathingTraining

The recovery goal is to reduce the risk of injury,

The recovery goal is to reduce the risk of injury, minimise fatigue and maximise performance for return to play. Immediately after a match, a cool-down is essential. It’s important that a #football player’s breathing rate returns to normal to help lower their #heartrate. #Breathingtraining, such as with POWERbreathe breathing training will help with this when used as part of a cool-down recovery session.

🔹The POWERbreathe K5 offers elite training for individuals, personal trainers and group training/coaching environments🔹

Developed by sports scientists at leading universities, POWERbreathe #InspiratoryMuscleTraining (#IMT) is scientifically proven to improve breathing strength and stamina, reducing breathing fatigue. This is particularly beneficial if you are one of the 3 out of 10 elite footballers with undetected lung and airway problems, such as #EIA (#exerciseinducedasthma).

POWERbreathe IMT is also ideal for non-impact #rehabilitation during recovery from injury, as it help’s to maintain fitness levels when physical activity is prevented.

📚In research, IMT is shown to improve aerobic capacity in amateur indoor football players. And in other research, POWERbreathe IMT demonstrated enhanced inspiratory muscle strength in professional soccer players. Also, an increase in inspiratory muscle efficiency led to a decrease in sprint time and improved exercise tolerance.

Finally, POWERbreathe IMT is also proven to help you #warmup more effectively when called onto the pitch as a substitute, as well as, #cooldown and recover more quickly. In fact, research from Brazil found that breathing against a small inspiratory load straight after exercise reduces #lactate by 16%.

- Improve Breathing Strength & Reduce COPD Symptom

- Improve Breathing Strength & Reduce COPD Symptoms -

POWERbreathe #IMT is a clinically-proven method of reducing your COPD symptoms. It is #drugfree and has no side effects or drug interactions, so it can be used alongside your regular #COPD treatment; just speak to your GP first.

In addition to improving breathing muscle strength and stamina, studies show IMT generates:
- Improvements in quality of life by 21%
- Improvements in dyspnoea by 36%
- Reduction in primary care consultations by 23%

BACK IN STOCK! POWERbreathe K3 is a hand held, e

BACK IN STOCK!

POWERbreathe K3 is a hand held, electronic inspiratory muscle training device that offers you an advanced level of breathing training, without any software to deal with.

In addition to the features of the K2, the K3 also includes additional training modes for warming-up your breathing muscles and a cool-down or ‘recovery’ after exercise.

K3 stores data of your previous 36 training sessions.

It was a great pleasure meeting Southend Combat Ac

It was a great pleasure meeting Southend Combat Academy team yesterday!

@southend_combat_academy : “A massive shout out to the guys @powerbreatheuk for hooking the team up.

We have the latest K5 breathing trainer and an altitude oxygen tent.

Cheers to Danny @wilson_boxingscience for the link and especially thanks to Duncan for driving all the way over to work with the team.”

#LevelUp #nextleveltraining #nextlevel #rocky1V #boxingtraining #wrestling #MMA #muythai #K1 #breathingexercises #IMT #IMST #altitudetraining

✨Increase your breathing strength and stamina to

✨Increase your breathing strength and stamina to improve your core stability, fluidity of dance movement, musicality, aesthetics and expressiveness.✨

Elevate your performance with POWERbreathe Altitud

Elevate your performance with POWERbreathe Altitude and Environmental Systems.

We develop bespoke Simulated Altitude Training (SAT) equipment and Environmental Chambers for research, education, sports and fitness training facilities, and home use.

One of the aims of the equipment is to force the body to become more efficient with the oxygen it has available.

The benefits of altitude training are:
- improved health and wellness;
- enhanced sports performance;
- rapid pre-acclimatisation and rehabilitation.

Would you like to know more? Send us a message or check our website (link in bio).

Respiratory Muscle Training (#RMT) is a technique

Respiratory Muscle Training (#RMT) is a technique that aims to improve the function of your #breathing muscles. It achieves this through specific #breathingexercises. These exercises increase the #strength and #endurance of your respiratory muscles. As a result, #breathingfatigue reduces and you begin to feel less #breathless.

Your respiratory muscles are those you use for inhalation and exhalation. You can exercise the muscles you use to inhale with POWERbreathe Inspiratory Muscle Training (#IMT). And, you can also exercise your expiratory muscles, for instance to improve your cough function, with Expiratory Muscle Training.

POWERbreathe IMT is clinically proven Inspiratory Muscle Training. It is a Class 1 Medical Device. POWERbreathe IMT exercises the muscles you use to inhale, your inspiratory muscles. And scientific tests show that it increases inspiratory muscle strength, improves inspiratory stamina and reduces breathing fatigue.

Although everyone will experience different effect

Although everyone will experience different effects after a stroke, there are commonalities. For instance, after a stroke, you may feel fatigued. And in fact, lack of energy is one of the most common effects after a stroke. This can lead to difficulties during rehabilitation, and in everyday life. Fatigue is influenced by several factors, including depression, poor sleep, medication and pain. But physical symptoms too will cause fatigue. For instance, limb weakness will make movement harder work. Consequently, movement will require more energy and subsequently fatigue will set in. Finally, this reduces exercise tolerance, the level of exertion you can achieve before you become exhausted.

The good news is that research concludes:
“Respiratory Muscle Training (RMT) should be considered an effective method of improving respiratory function, inspiratory muscle strength, and exercise tolerance in patients poststroke.”
(article: ‘Effects of RMT on Respiratory Function, Respiratory Muscle Strength, and Exercise Tolerance in Patients Poststroke’)

Furthermore, specific Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT), such as POWERbreathe IMT, is shown to be an effective intervention for improving how well your lungs work (pulmonary function), how well your heart and lungs perform while exercising (cardiopulmonary endurance) and for reducing incidents of lung infections (pulmonary infection).

What happens in the minutes after someone has a #s

What happens in the minutes after someone has a #stroke?

They start to lose crucial brain tissue that contains memories, language and personality.
Knowing the symptoms and acting fast can save that person’s life and all the things that make them unique.
Learn the signs, Say it’s a stroke. Save #Precioustime

World Stroke Day is held on 29th October each year

World Stroke Day is held on 29th October each year.
The annual event was started in 2006 by the World Stroke Organization (#WSO), and in 2010, #stroke was declared a public health emergency.

🎯 The main objective of 2022: to raise awareness of the signs of stroke and the importance of saving #Precioustime.

This week we will focus on raising awareness of the serious nature and high rates of stroke, discussing prevention and treatment and ensuring better care and support for survivors.

#Precioustime #WorldStrokeDay

@hab_direct: Train like a champion 🥇 POWERbre

@hab_direct:
Train like a champion 🥇

POWERbreathe K5 - the world’s first intelligent digital breathing training range of devices, thanks to the patented precision electronics.

- It adapts to your breathing strength 💪
- It gathers all the data needed to get useful feedback ℹ️
- Easy to use, stylish award winning trainer 🏆
- Widely used by the top athletes around the world 🌍

💥 Take a look at Vasyl Lomachenko's brief inspiratory muscle training session👇👇👇
https://youtu.be/YlOzjc6kqgY?t=134

💥Paralympic champion Teresinha de Jesus Correia dos Santos
https://www.instagram.com/p/CD_MnV7ni-3/

💥Olympian Stefanos Dimitriadis with KH2
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_SAnD1HimH/

💥Cyclist Sophie Wright
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_pTvKQnBC-/

#TeamGB #cycling #triathlon #swiming #Parolympics #Lomachenko #Best #No1 #Boxing #Olympics #champion

Are you a healthcare professional? Register to ou

Are you a healthcare professional?

Register to our #KnowledgeBase to gain access to #research articles

👉This educational knowledge base supplements and draws upon the professional #training, #experience, and #knowledge of such #healthcare professionals

To register, go to our website and click "Medical Professionals".

THE MOST ADVANCED INSPIRATORY MUSCLE TRAINING DEVI

THE MOST ADVANCED INSPIRATORY MUSCLE TRAINING DEVICE OF THE K-SERIES RANGE

With the ability to connect to the advanced Breathe-Link Live Feedback software, you have a sophisticated testing, training and monitoring breathing training system.

The POWERbreathe K5 has on board memory that can store up-to 36 sessions of the most important biofeedback markers – Load (cmH 2 O); Power (Watts); Volume (Litres); Flow (Litres/second); Energy (Joules) – to help you keep track and monitor your training progress in an easy-to-understand historical graphical display.

On the go testing allows you to easily test the strength of your breathing muscles (S-Index) and use this to monitor strength improvements.

The K5 allows for up to 30 user profiles and 1200 stored sessions per user, making it an essential biofeedback tool for teams and coaches, as well as, individuals.

Posted @withrepost • @powerbreathealtitudesystem

Posted @withrepost • @powerbreathealtitudesystems PBAES simulated altitude and environmental systems can help you improve your exercise performance without having to travel overseas to an altitude training camp - better for you and better for the environment. If you would like advice regarding the best solution to meet your needs, then we're happy to help.

#LHTL #LiveHighTrainLow #exerciseperformance #PBAES #sportsperformance #hypoxictraining #LHTH #LiveHighTrainHigh #anabolic #metabolism #altitudetraining #highaltitude #simulatedaltitude

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