
How many of
us get out-of-breath walking upstairs, running for a bus or walking
the dog? There can be many causes of breathlessness, such as illness,
injury or simply getting older.
Most people
assume breathing is controlled automatically, like our heartbeat, but
the truth is that we need to learn how to breathe well.
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 new-found
freedom to people who, because of illness or advancing age, are restricted
by shortness of breath. Using the laboratory-proven POWERbreathe training
system of 30 BREATHS TWICE A DAY, the strength of your breathing muscles
will improve rapidly. An easy-to-use, drug free, hand-held device, POWERbreathe
has a controllable load for progressive exercise and is appropriate
for people at all levels of fitness.
Relieves
the symptoms of ASTHMA
POWERbreathe is great for asthmatics, or 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 randomised, 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 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)
Wellness
Breathe:
List Price:
65
Our Price:
55