POWERbreathe- for ANYONE who breathes

POWERbreathe – Improves Swimming, Cycling & Running Performance
.Increased swimming performance by up to 3.5%
.Improved cycling time trial performance by 4.6% - equivalent to slashing 3-minutes off a 40k time trial
.Enabled participants to cycle for 33% longer and with lower sense of effort
.Accelerated recovery during repeated sprints by up to 7%
.Improved inspiratory muscle strength by 31.2%
.Improved inspiratory muscle endurance by 27.8%
.Reduced whole body effort during exercise

POWERbreathe Inspiratory Muscle Training & Triathlons

Swim
Competitive swimming is one of the ultimate challenges for breathing, as swimmers have to inhale as much as possible in the shortest time possible, so that they can return their bodies to the optimal position for generating propulsive force. This creates an enormous strain on the inspiratory muscles (muscles used to inhale) and it is no surprise to find that swimmers experience significant fatigue of these muscles.

Bike
The hunched position adopted during cycling can create breathing problems. The contents of your abdomen (mainly your liver and gut) become compressed and pushed up against your main breathing muscle, the diaphragm. This restricts its normal movement and can make breathing feel much harder.

Run
When running, the breathing muscles not only enable breathing, they also work to stabilise the upper body (especially during the foot strike when large destabilising forces are transmitted up the body). Breathing during running can therefore be substantial and its no wonder breathing muscles fatigue after bouts of intense running, marathons or triathlons.

In the case of breathing, fatigue occurs almost exclusively in the inspiratory muscles (those used to inhale) and results in laboured, uncomfortable breathing and intense breathlessness. In addition, recent research shows that fatigue of the breathing muscles may result in diversion of blood away from other working muscles, such as the arms and legs. This means that the supply of oxygen to these other muscles is reduced and performance is impaired”.

Disciplined breathing technique will improve breathing comfort during swimming, cycling and running, and POWERbreathe training specifically targets the breathing muscles, strengthening them by around 30-50%, significantly improving performance and helping to eliminate breathing fatigue.