Breathing/Respiratory Muscles

Is the PowerLung good for people who have a problems with shallow breathing and hyperventilation?

PowerLung is specifically designed to help individuals learn deep breathing and to reinforce this action through muscle strength and muscle memory. Once you can breathe more deeply you can better manage your breathing and thus possibly reduce hyperventilation. Many music teachers use PowerLung with their beginning students to help them learn deep breathing. The same [...]

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Can using PowerLung help my snoring?

PowerLung is designed to work all your breathing muscles, including muscles in your throat and abdominal muscles which your body invokes to help empty the air from your lungs as you exhale.

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I feel as if I cannot get enough air. Can PowerLung help with this feeling of being winded?

Independent Studies have shown that regular use of PowerLung can relieve dyspnea or that breathless feeling even in elite level athletes. The PowerLung 3 x 10 x 2 Program (instructions for which are included with every PowerLung product, along with other usage programs and tips) has allowed most customers to report less breathlessness in only [...]

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Do I need to train my muscles for both inhaling and exhaling?

In a word, yes! Since the muscles around your lungs that you use for breathing work the same as any other skeletal muscles in your body, you get best results if you train them using the same type of training used for other muscles. That means you should work or train the muscles in both [...]

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I feel as if I cannot get enough air. Can PowerLung help with this feeling of being winded?

The breathless feeling you describe is known as dyspnea. Independent studies show that using PowerLung can relieve this feeling even in elite athletes. Most customers report less breathless in only 3 to 5 days of regular use. To achieve this, most people use the PowerLung 3 x 10 x 2 Program. Instructions on this Program, [...]

What causes me to run out of breath at the end of a race?

This occurs when your muscles, including the muscles surrounding your lungs, are tired and fatigued. Training with PowerLung can strengthen your lung muscles. Trained lung muscles have a higher endurance level and can result in better performance and race time.

Do I need to train both my inspiratory (inhale) and expiratory (exhale) muscle groups?

Yes, it is beneficial to train both. Inspiratory to increase volume (inhale more) and expiratory to expel a greater volume of carbon dioxide (exhale more).

Exercising increases respiration: Why do I need a "breathing workout?"

It is important for better total performance and enjoyment of activities to strengthen and train your breathing muscles independently of other muscle groups. During exercise, your breathing muscles respond to increased oxygen requirements and may become more aerobically conditioned, but exercise does not strength train them to give hem more strength, power, or endurance. Strength [...]