The condition of your respiratory muscles affects how well you can breathe. The stronger your diaphragm is, the easier it is to breathe, you need less oxygen during exercise, and your heart rate decreases. Strong respiratory muscles benefit everyone. Endurance, well-being, and overall health improve.

To achieve this higher quality of life, perform breathing exercises with the POWERbreathe Plus with High Resistance (HW). This high-resistance device places enormous strain on your respiratory muscles. It is only recommended for who have reached the highest resistance setting with a medium-resistance device.

Basics of POWERbreathe strength training – Just as you use weights to strengthen your arm muscles, you train with the POWERbreathe by inhaling against variable resistance, thereby strengthening your respiratory muscles. Your diaphragm and rib muscles become stronger and more enduring. Strengthen your diaphragm – Breathing training with the POWERbreathe Plus (HW) focuses on strengthening your diaphragm rather than your lungs.

This is because your lungs are a pair of spongy, air-filled organs, not muscles, and therefore cannot be strengthened. This device is very challenging and only suitable for who are very fit and have reached the highest level of the device with medium resistance. This device is not suitable for with breathing problems. If you suffer from a condition such as COPD or asthma, we recommend the Medic Plus or a device with light resistance.

Metaboreflex

When the inspiratory muscles are very tired, signals are sent to the central nervous system of the brain. In response to this warning signal, the brain sends signals to the blood vessels in the legs. The blood vessels constrict and blood circulation is restricted. Leg fatigue is accelerated.

Precautions and contraindications

Training with the POWERbreathe is not recommended for people with a history of spontaneous pneumothorax (lung collapse not caused by a traumatic injury such as a rib fracture), as this could lead to a relapse. After a traumatic pneumothorax and / or rib fracture, the POWERbreathe should only be used after full recovery. If you have any doubts about the suitability of the POWERbreathe or if you have any medical complaints, please consult your doctor. POWERbreathe is not suitable for asthma patients with low symptom awareness and with frequent serious flare-ups. Changes to prescribed medication or prescribed treatment programs should not be made without consulting your doctor. Children under the age of 16 should only use the POWERbreathe under adult supervision. Do not use the POWERbreathe if you have a ruptured eardrum.