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SKU: PBK4UK
£599.00
Measures inspiratory muscle strength, peak inspiratory flow rate and inhaled volume in a single breath
Detailed, simultaneous plotting and analysis of all inspiratory muscle training data.
Create and upload your own personalised breathing training sessions.
Description
The POWERbreathe K-Series is the world’s first series of intelligent digital breathing training devices.
The K4 with Breathe-Link® software is for the elite training, testing and monitoring of individuals. Regular breathing training improves the way that you breathe, which can benefit sports performance and give you an edge over competitors.
Whether you’re preparing for a triathlon, part of a professional football team, or training your breathing to improve your health, the K4 is ideal.
Benefits of breathing training with POWERbreathe IMT include:
Strengthen your diaphragm- Breathing training with the POWERbreathe K4 strengthens your diaphragm rather than your lungs. This is because your lungs are a pair of spongy, air-filled organs, and not muscle, and therefore cannot be strengthened.
Patented ‘intelligent tapering system’- The K-Series uses a patented and researched based ‘intelligent tapering system’ that matches the strength profile of your breathing muscles. This is the most effective way of training your breathing muscles, compared to conventional methods.
The K-Series devices feature an electronically controlled ‘tapered flow resistance’ that uses a computer-controlled rotary valve to create resistance to your in-breath. Therefore, resistance is not fixed at the same level throughout your breath (unlike a pressure threshold device). Because the device automatically reduces the resistance as you progress through your breath, matching the load to your declining muscle strength.
Use a wider range of breathing muscles- The tapered flow enables you to perform a longer inspiration and use a wider range of breathing muscles to achieve higher flow and higher tidal volumes for better results. It achieves this by automatically adapting to increases in your inspiratory muscle strength at the beginning of each training session. What this means is that the training load is highest at the start of your inhalation and then gradually decreases as your lungs fill with air.
Automatic setup- During the first two breaths of each training session there is no resistance and you should inhale as quickly and deeply as possible. It’s during these breaths that the K4 device measures your maximum breathing capability. Training load is then gradually introduced during breaths three and four until full loading is achieved for breath five and onwards. During these breaths, you will find it increasingly harder to inhale.
Monitor training progress- Training measurement results are displayed on the K4’s LCD screen when connected to the software, and live, breath-by-breath, when connected to the software. This, allows you to monitor training progress and optimize your training technique.
See results after 4-6 weeks- Consistently follow the training regime of 30 breaths, twice a day to feel less breathless during exertion in 4-6 weeks. This is scientifically proven. Learn more about how the POWERbreathe IMT device works in our guide.
Measurement Validity
The following study concludes that the K-Series device “provides automatically processed and valid estimates of physical units of energy during loaded breathing tasks…”
Measurement validity of an electronic inspiratory loading device during a loaded breathing task in patients with COPD
The following study suggests that S-Index® might be more appropriate for measuring inspiratory muscle performance than the currently most used test, PImax…
Assessment of Maximum Dynamic Inspiratory Pressure
The following study finds that “It is feasible and reliable to evaluate the maximum repetition of inspiratory muscles in healthy individuals…”
Is It Possible To Test The Maximum Repetition For The Inspiratory Muscle? Feasibility, Reliability and a Comparison with the Maximum Dynamic Inspiratory Pressure
The following research found that by using the Strength-Index® Test to assess and enhance respiratory muscle strength, athletes will experience tangible improvements in both endurance and overall athletic capability:
Reference values for respiratory muscle strength measured with the Strength-Index® Test in well-trained athletes, e-sports athletes and age-matched controls
What’s In The Box
Care & Maintenance
Precautions & Contraindications
POWERbreathe IMT breathing training is drug-free, suitable for almost anyone and should cause no harmful side effects when used properly. Please read the following precautions and contraindications to ensure that POWERbreathe IMT is used safely and appropriately. You must always consult your healthcare professional before embarking on any new form of exercise and this includes POWERbreathe breathing training.
Healthcare Professionals should take into consideration the following conditions before a person uses POWERbreathe:
Inspiratory muscle training, such as training with POWERbreathe, is not recommended for people with certain conditions, including the following:
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FAQs
What is auto-optimising technology?
The K-Series automatically estimates your training load at the beginning of every training session. Using this method, the device will adjust the training load every time you start a new session and as the strength of your inspiratory muscles increases. Automatic setup of this load takes place during the first two breaths of each training session.
Have measurements been independently validated?
This study concluded that the K-Series device “provides automatically processed and valid estimates of physical units of energy during loaded breathing tasks…”
This study suggests that S-Index might be more appropriate for measuring inspiratory muscle performance than the currently most used test, PImax…
Can more than one person use the same device?
For hygiene reasons, we recommend that users do not share the same valve head and mouthpiece. However, additional additional valve heads with mouthpiece are available for all K-Series models.
Does my K-Series model ever need re-calibrating for maintaining accuracy?
It really varies based on the user e.g. trainer, private individual, as well as personal needs. We offer a calibration service to meet the needs of the respective groups. Individuals may wish to have this service for peace of mind in the knowledge that their device is functioning correctly. However, due to calibration being a chargeable service, you may choose not to.
What is the Breathe-Link software compatibility?
The K4 and K5 Breathe-Link software is compatible with macOS, up to and including, Mac OS Sonoma 14.X.X Software is PC compatible (except for Windows 10 S for which it is not compatible).
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