Breather Trainers

This really does improve performance!!

Advantages: easy to use
Disadvantages: gets a bit slobbery!!

I'm mildly asthmatic but hate use my inhalers. My GP wouldn't approve, but there you go, I'm not fond of using them. But I do find breathlessness limits my training ability and although I try to train 4 times a week, sometimes my breathing limits my aerobic capacity. I got one of these on the advice of a training buddy, also mildly asthmatic. Although sceptical - I've tried many things that are supposed to be helpful for asthma which have been disappointing ...
...kind of weird breathing in and out of a plastic device but once you get used to that (and it didn't take me long), it's a very easy piece of kit to use. And for me, it works! Very well. I've been using it for a month and I certainly feel the difference when I'm doing cardio. I don't feel as short of breath and I don't have to stop as often. Perhaps it works too well, as now I can't find a reason for not running (which I hate!!!). Previously, my breathing ...

nealen 24.05.2009 · Read full review
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Review of PowerBreathe Fitness Plus

A Breath of Fresh air: Powerlung Trainer

Advantages: increase in Aerobic performance, increase in lung capacity
Disadvantages: A touch expensive

...not that useful. The Powerlung Trainer is different. It works and it works well. Respiratory training is not a new idea, but its intergration into the fitness industry has been quite slow. I'm guessing the main reason for that is advertising, because not many people I have trained have ever heard of it. It would certainly be more popular if people were aware of its effectiveness. So what is it and what does it do? HISTORY The powerlung was created ...
...forwarding 9 years, the first Powerlung was manafactured in 1999. Obviously over the next 10 years the product as been refined to improve its design and effectiveness FUNCTIONALITY The powerlung itself is about 6 inches long and consists of a mouth piece (much like that on a scuba breathing tube) and two rotating indicators. There is one indicator at the end of the device restricting the amount of air you inhale per breath. This has 6 level settings, ...

Logan33 21.02.2009 · Read full review
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Review of PowerLung Trainer