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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 alleviate breathlessness and can also make exercise feel
easier .Leading Health, Fitness and Sports  product distributor, FitMed Inc, is pleased to announce the US launch of a brand new product range from POWERbreathe®
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.
BACKED
BY YEARS OF RESEARCH
The
product range is the result of nearly a decade of research and carries the
CE European mark of approval.
It
uses the basic principles of resistance training. It’s like “dumb-bells
for the diaphragm” - just as you might use weights to strengthen
your arm muscles, breathing in through POWERbreathe®
for a few minutes twice daily, makes your inspiratory muscles work harder
- thereby increasing their strength and endurance.
Within a few days inspiratory muscles will feel stronger and within four
weeks lung function will improve. As a result, any ‘every day’
activities or ‘exercise’ carried out will feel easier, enabling you to
get more out of it.
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
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 also improved inspiratory muscle function in the
following conditions:
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Spinal
cord injury (Huldtgren et al.,
1980, Gross et al., 1980)
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Cystic
fibrosis (Sawyer et al., 1993)
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Chronic
heart failure (Cahalin et al.,
1997, Mancini et al., 1995)
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Neuromuscular
diseases including MS (Foglio et
al., 1994), Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Wanke
et al., 1994)
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Heart-lung
transplant patients (Ambrosino et
al., 1996)
Who
can benefit?
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Anyone
who gets out-of-breath easily
·
Asthmatics
and those with respiratory disorders
·
Those
with medical conditions such as emphysema, bronchitis or cystic fibrosis
·
Patients
with spinal cord injury, neuromuscular diseases (MS, stroke), and heart
and lung transplant patients
·
Anyone
interested in improving their fitness
·
Anyone
wanting to relieve breathlessness during exercise
The
result of nearly a decade of research, POWERbreathe®
was designed by a team of professional scientists at Birmingham
University. Due to its innovative and novel design, POWERbreathe®
has been awarded ‘Millennium
Product’ Status by the English Design Council.
Price $79.95
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