The condition of your respiratory muscles influences how well you can breathe. The stronger your diaphragm is, the easier you can breathe, you need less oxygen during exercise and your heart rate drops. Strong breathing muscles benefit everyone. Endurance, well-being and general health improve. To achieve this higher quality of life, perform breathing training with the POWERbreathe Plus with High Resistance (HW). This high resistance device puts an enormous strain on your breathing muscles. It is only recommended for those who have reached the highest load setting with a medium resistance device. POWERbreathe strength training basics - Just as you use weights to strengthen your arm muscles, you train with the POWERbreathe by inhaling against a variable resistance to strengthen your breathing muscles. The diaphragm and rib muscles become stronger and more enduring. Strengthen your diaphragm - Breathing training with the POWERbreathe Plus (HW) focuses on strengthening your diaphragm and not your lungs. This is because your lungs are a pair of spongy, air-filled organs and not muscles and therefore cannot be strengthened. This machine is very challenging and only suitable for people who are very fit and have reached the highest level of the machine with medium resistance. This machine is not suitable for people with breathing problems. If you suffer from a condition such as COPD or asthma, we recommend the Medic Plus or a light resistance machine.

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.

Choose a device with a lower resistance range. This is easier to adjust as the steps are smaller from level to level. Example: Endurance athlete, 45 years old, 176 cm tall, weighing 74 kg, trains in the 70 to 85 cm H2O range. Female swimmer, 35 years old, 170 cm tall, weighing 65 kg, trains in the 55 to 70 cm H2O range.