- POWERbreathe - Blue, Medium Resistance

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A dual-purpose purchase. 1. I like the idea of improving lung capacity for exercising and working out. 2. I'm 60 and need to lower my blood pressure by about 20 points. I'm on medication for blood pressure making it difficult to say which is leading to my lower numbers, but after 3 months, I can see good improvement in lung strength and capacity. It seems a little over-priced based on the simple design and limited mainly plastic parts, but if it lasts and I can use it over a couple of years it will easily be worth it. I purchased the medium resistance model (I'm in decent shape walking dogs 4-6 a day miles and doing some HIIT elliptical workouts) and have a long way to go in increasing the resistance. Simple to use (if you can breeth you got this).

This Brand/Model comes in three levels of resistance: LR (low resistance), MR (medium resistance,, and HR (high resistance) and some of the listings on Amazon were unclear about this when I shopped. Unless you are a large competitive athlete, you will probably want the low resistance level. The enclosed instructions are adequate for basic use of this device. Your only need the "Breathe Strong Perform Better" book if you want to push this form of conditioning to the max. Here are a few suggestions/warnings not in the instructions. (1) As in any new exercise, start with just moderate exertion and gradually increase the exertion over several weeks.. (2) If you need the nose clips and find them uncomfortable--as I do--just hold your nose closed with one hand. (3) When washing the device twice weekly, I suggest boiling water for two minutes in a covered pot to sterilize it and letting it partially cool an hour (to the point where it is warm but not hot) to minimize the chance of mildew growing within the device. (4) If you find yourself loosing the count to 30, set a count-down timer for three minutes and watch your progress relative to it. Does it work? In five weeks of almost twice daily use, I have progressed from the zero setting to the "one" setting of the Medium Resistance device, which is approximately a 70% increase in force. I distinctly have more "sucking" power when using my Advair Diskus asthma medication. And I seem to have a bit more "wind" when jogging. I plan to try build strength for another month or two, and then switch to a maintenance schedule.

It is a wonderful item ! Help you to improve your goal when you are doing exercises ! Little by little you realize how you,are improving your breeze ! It is a fantastic item!

I am always interested in items that can increase my well-being. I had recently heard about the many potential benefits of inspiratory muscle training, from generally better breathing to lowering blood pressure to even helping with snoring and just overall health. As a bonus there is even a pre-workout warm-up protocol which is said to be very effective! I have not been very scientific about it, I should probably have checked my vital stats before and after use but so far I do feel like I am less out-of-breath after exercise and I have been sleeping better too. I plan to keep at it.

I am sleeping much better, so it must be working for my snoring husband!

I used this device 5 days a week during 9 months. Worked well and I did notice a change, but unfortunately is made of cheap plastic and broke. Update: I contacted the manufacturer and they sent me a new one. Due to this, I am changing the rating from 3* to 4*.

I wanted to like this thing. It's supposed to bring down blood pressure and help with lung capacity. However, after using it a few times I realized it was very limited. Because you have to have a closed mouth with pursed lips on this thing, it greatly limits how much inflow you have and how much outflow. We ordered another device called the breather, which is nearly $30 less, and performs much better. It also is made much better. For nearly $80, this thing seems to be very poorly made. Not to mention because of the way it's set up, you end up getting saliva in this which forms a breeding ground for mold and bacteria. That does not happen with the Breather.