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	Powerbreathe Products Powerbreathe research for health and fitness I recommend the Powerbreathe to my clients on a regular basis, and have received positive reports - from leading international sportsmen, to very elderly folk in their eighties. People with respiratory problems, such as asthma, and those who are suffering with disabilities and degenerative ailments, are able to benefit from the unique powerbreathe range.
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POWERBREATHE The Turbocharger for your Lungs
Just 30 Breaths Twice a Day   "I can't thank you enough .I have had asthma for 16 years and this is the first year that I haven't had a chest infection." Mrs D B, Surrey		Daily mini trampoline exercise rebounding workouts on the rebounder with the laboratory-proven Powerbreathe training system provides a  PERFECT RECIPE to rapidly strengthen your breathing muscles.
THE CHOICE OF 3 'POWERBREATHES'
THE 'Wellness' Powerbreathe
For those who suffer breathlessness from illness, injury, sedentary lifestyles, or aging. Whatever the cause, if you are finding breathing more difficult in your daily life, this is the unit for you.	Used successfully to help those with health problems - such as asthma and emphysema, or sedentary recreational habits - perhaps just embarking on mini trampoline programmes following a long period of inactivity.	Item Code 185 Price: £63.50       FREE Mainland UK delivery
THE 'FITNESS' Powerbreathe
The Fitness Inspiratory muscle trainer is great for anyone enjoying regular recreational fitness activities and interested in boosting fitness. Whether performing disciplined sporting activity, or simply enjoying exercise as a leisure pursuit, you want to perform to the best of your ability and maintain maximum health and fitness.	The Fitness Powerbreathe enhances your performance and trains your lungs.	Item Code 186 Price: £63.50       FREE Mainland UK delivery
THE 'SPORTS PERFORMANCE' Powerbreathe
If you take part in serious sporting activity and want to maximize your respiratory capacity this unit will provide suitable and challenging inspiratory exercise.   The Sports Performance Powerbreathe is Ideal for the elite athlete who wants to tone every component of physical performance.	The Sports Performance Inspiratory muscle trainer boosts and enhances athletic performance to top peak.	Item Code 187 Price: £63.50     FREE Mainland UK delivery
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READ ON TO DISCOVER THE BENEFITS OF POWERBREATHE   Relieve symptoms of Asthma In randomized, controlled trials, on mild / moderate asthmatics, POWERbreathe increased inspiratory muscle strength by a mean of 11% in just 3 weeks McConnell et al., 1998 Inspiratory muscle training has been shown to relieve the symptoms of asthma by improving lung function, resulting in reduction of medication and a fall in hospitalizations Weiner et al., 1992 Maintenance of lung function during Corticosteroid use Corticosteroids are used to treat a large number of disease conditions, but significant reductions in inspiratory muscle strength have been documented after an acute bout of oral corticosteroid treatment. Research has shown that a concomitant period of inspiratory muscle training can eliminate the fall in inspiratory muscle strength, therefore maintaining lung function during corticosteroid use .Weiner et al., 1995 "This device will significantly improve the strength of inspiratory muscles . the device should be seen as a supplement to normal training". Mike Trees Elite Triathlete New research has now shown that specific inspiratory muscle training (IMT) improves the efficiency of the inspiratory muscles (Sharpe & McConnell, 1998), with the consequence that performance in laboratory-controlled trials is improved by almost 30% Caine & McConnell, 1998 As you inhale against the load, the inspiratory muscles are made to work harder; this training stimulus induces improvements in the force-generating capacity and metabolic efficiency of the inspiratory muscles. Sharpe et al., unpublished observations. Back to Top Who developed Powerbreathe?   POWERbreathe is the result of nearly a decade of research. It was designed by professional exercise scientists at Birmingham University and Loughborough University, in the United Kingdom. Dr Alison McConnell is a Reader in Sport & Exercise Physiology at Brunei University, where she is Head of the Centre for Sports Innovation. More than a decade ago, Alison recognized that breathing was a potentially limiting factor to athletic performance and is now a leading authority on breathing and exercise, working with some of the UK's top athletes on breathing-related issues.   Her team of human performance scientists at Birmingham University researched and developed the POWERbreathe product. Dr Alison McConnell's expert opinion states that breathing is an often practised, but seldom-mastered art. Powerbreathe was developed by professional exercise scientists - for anyone who wants to be less breathless, make exercise easier, improve athletic performance, and enjoy a better quality of life! Just using the POWERbreathe proven training regime, 30 breaths twice daily, will increase your respiratory strength and endurance rapidly. POWERbreathe has a controllable load for progressive exercise and is appropriate for people at all levels of fitness, and all ages. Not only is a full spontaneous flow of breath an essential ingredient for fitness prowess - it is the best natural tranquillizer you will find. By consciously exercising your breathing patterns you calm and nourish your nerves, revitalize your energy reserves, restore your sleeping patterns into natural balance, and wave goodbye to tension and stress. Back to Top RESISTANCE TRAINING FOR YOUR LUNGS Powerbreathe uses the basic principles of resistance training, with adjustable loads, measured by 'notches' on the equipment, which cater for all capabilities and permits progressive training. Just as you might use weights to strengthen your arm muscles, breathing in through POWERbreathe for only 30 breathes, twice daily, makes your inspiratory muscles work harder - thereby increasing their strength and endurance.  POWERbreathe's unique, adjustable valve system means that as your breathing improves, you can step up your POWERbreathe training, allowing you to progress to peak inspiratory muscle fitness. Within a few days, inspiratory muscles will feel stronger and within four weeks lung function will improve. Scientific evidence suggests that our breathing has a profound influence upon the overall sports performance and ability to live life to the full. Research has shown that the inspiratory muscles have such a huge task to perform that they can 'steal' blood from our exercising limbs to supplement their work Harms et al., 1998 Back to Top GET LESS BREATHLESS POWERbreathe training can restore inspiratory muscle performance and reduce breathlessness. How many of us get out-of-breath walking upstairs, let alone running for a bus? There can be many causes of breathlessness, such as illness, injury or simply getting older. " A proven training device for high performance racers and asthmatics." Joe Beer, Sports scientist and Personal professional Coach to Leading Performance Athletes Human performance scientists have proven that a major cause of the sensation of breathlessness is weakness of the muscles that we use to breathe - the diaphragm and the muscles that expand the chest to draw in breath. When you exercise and strengthen the respiratory muscles, you will tend to feel less breathless, and able to carry out activities which previously left you gasping for breath! Of course many people feel this as they get older. Because they are generally less active, their inspiratory muscles are not exercised and they grow weaker.   Research also reveals that training these muscles can improve all-round fitness and even maximize the effectiveness of other muscles used in exercise and sport. Back to Top RESEARCH SOURCES... What the experts say Inspiratory muscle training has improved inspiratory muscle function in the following conditions Spinal cord injury (Huldtgren et al., 1980, Gross et al., 1980) Cystic fibrosis (Sawyer et al., 1993) Chronic heart failure (Cahalin et al., 1997, Mancini et al., 1995) Neuromuscular diseases including MS (Foglio et al., 1994), Duchenne Muscular dystrophy (Wanke et al., 1994) Heart-lung transplant patients (Ambrosino et al., 1996) A 5-minute cure for Asthma The Brunel team found that using the Powerbreathe for just 5 minutes each day for 3 weeks improved asthma sufferers' symptoms by up to 75%. It can help other lung related illnesses, including bronchitis, emphysema and cystic fibrosis. "Breathing problems due to illness, or simply getting older, can become a barrier to doing the things we used to enjoy. Our research has shown that using POWERbreathe restores breathing power and reduces breathlessness in those with conditions such as asthma or emphysema. My experience as a sport scientist and respiratory physiologist has demonstrated that good (comfortable) breathing technique is only possible if your breathing muscles are in good shape." Dr Alison McConnell, Head of the Centre for Sports Innovation, Brunei University   Back to Top Dyspnoea is a common feature of many disorders. Its source may be respiratory, cardiovascular, neuromuscular or even psychological. Inspiratory muscle weakness has been identified as a contributory factor in the perception of dyspnoea Killian, 1999 The ease of difficulty can be altered using the adjustable spring mechanism. This allows you to train progressively and achieve an optimal training programme. New research has shown that exercising and strengthening the muscles we use to breathe in - the inspiratory muscles - can help reduce breathlessness and can also alleviate the symptoms of asthma. POWERbreathe has been shown to reduce breathlessness and bring newfound freedom to people who, because of illness or advancing age, are restricted by shortness of breath.   Back to Top POWERBREATHE & HEALTH CONCERNS There have been a wide range of benefits reported in a number of medical conditions, including Chronic obstructive lung disease (emphysema and bronchitis) Asthma Cystic fibrosis Spinal Cord Injury Neuromuscular diseases including MS ME Muscular Dystrophy Stroke Heart-Lung transplant patients Proven to enhance endurance in patients with COPD. (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) In randomized, controlled trials, POWERbreathe has been shown to generate improvements in inspiratory muscle strength of 55% and endurance of 86% in patients with COPD (Newall et al., 1998) Can Non Athletes Benefit?   Yes!   Back to Top POWERbreathe has been used successfully to help those with respiratory problems such as asthma and emphysema. POWERBREATHE HELPS ASTHMA & RESPIRATORY DISORDERS POWERbreathe has proven to be beneficial for asthmatics and anyone who suffers from respiratory problems. Numerous research trials have already been conducted, examining breathlessness and respiratory muscle fatigue in many groups of people. In randomized, controlled trials, on mild to moderate asthmatics, POWERbreathe increased inspiratory muscle strength by a mean of 11% in just 3 weeks McConnell et al., 1998   Back to Top   COMBINE REBOUND EXERCISE & USE THE POWERBREATHE Asthma is the most common chronic disease in the developed world.In the UK, around 3 million people have asthma.Asthma is responsible for the loss of 11 million working days every year. Asthma attacks are behind the hospitalization of more than 100,000 Britons a year. Asthma attacks cause the deaths of some 1,900 people annually - the equivalent of one person every four hours. One child in every ten suffers from asthma.   POWERbreathe has been shown to reduce breathlessness and bring newfound freedom to people who, because of illness or advancing age, are restricted by shortness of breath. POWERbreathe is great for asthmatics, or anyone who suffers from respiratory problems. Back to Top BREATH IS THE SPIRIT OF LIFE...   Oxygen is not only your lifeline, but proves essential to the healthy functioning of every cell and tissue in your body. If cells are unable to absorb essential quantities of oxygen, electrical conduction, growth, repair, maintenance, and other simple life processes are unable to take place.   Your ability to extract and use oxygen declines at a steady rate of about 1% per year. Unfortunately, your metabolic rate decreases hand in hand, so that... you tend to gain weight more easily the strength of your muscle tone, bone and skin tissue deteriorate your muscles have to work harder to activate their fuel supplies your organs are unable to perform the same amount of work The act of breathing is central to everything we do. It is often the vital component of many exercise systems which none of us train to full potential. The Powerbreathe, combined with your rebound aerobics workouts and a variety of 'Totally Breathtaking' Starbound techniques, will help you regain vitality, energy and an enthusiasm for life that you might have left behind years ago. Among the numerous other benefits that Powerbreathe® calls in to play, it helps you to re-focus on the importance of your breathing patterns.   As a result, carrying out any exercise or fitness activity will feel easier, enabling you to get more out of it.   Back to Top ATHLETIC PROWESS How many serious athletes follow tight training regimes to keep a competitive edge? And how many have stopped to think about how they can improve one of the fundamental aspects of fitness - their breathing? POWERbreathe® = Dumbbells for your Diaphragm Using the laboratory-proven POWERbreathe training system of 30 breaths twice a day, an athlete's strength and endurance will increase rapidly.POWERbreathe - an easy-to-use, drug-free, hand held device, has a controllable load for progressive training and is appropriate for athletes in all types of sports. Improve Breathing in 3 weeks.... Training is accomplished with as little as 5 minutes training per day, and benefits are perceived by patients within 3 weeks of starting the training McConnell et al., 1998 The effect of this is to limit the performance of those limb muscles - making exercise feel harder and impairing performance. REP   Back to Top
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