K3 IMT

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£550.00

Product Details

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  • The IMST (inspiratory muscle strength training) device used in Colorado research (and aired on NPR, National Public Radio, in the USA) for lowering blood pressure
  • The world’s first range of intelligent digital breathing training devices
  • The K3 offers an advanced level of breathing training, without the need for software
  • Training modes for warming up your breathing muscles and a cool-down or recovery after exercise
  • Stores data from your previous 36 training sessions

Description

The K3 is suitable for everyone! The device adjusts to your breathing ability so that the resistance to your inspiratory breath safely challenges you. Whether you suffer from breathing conditions or not, the K3 can help improve how well you breathe. This digital breathing trainer is also popular amongst sportspeople and athletes looking to take their performance to the next level.

Benefits of breathing training with POWERbreathe IMT include:

  • More energy with less effort
  • Improved sports performance
  • Reduce heart rate and blood pressure
  • Faster recovery after exercise
  • Improve breathing symptoms of those with breathing issues

Strengthen your diaphragm- Breathing training with the POWERbreathe K3 focuses on strengthening 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 K3 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 the resistance to your in-breath. As a result of this, resistance is not fixed at the same level throughout your breath (unlike a pressure threshold device). This is 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, so you 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 K-Series 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 as you ‘weight-train’ your inspiratory muscles.

Monitor training progress- Training measurement results are displayed on the device’s LCD screen, allowing 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.

Additional information

Weight 3 kg

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

  • POWERbreathe IMT device comes with either a GB, AUS, EU or US plug (depending on your country of purchase)
  • Cradle to house the device while charging
  • Mouthpiece TPE (Thermoplastic Elastomers)
  • Nose clip
  • Storage pouch
  • Market specific user manual – supplied for end user’s country e.g. English for UK & Ireland, Spanish for Spain, French for France etc.

Care & Maintenance

Precautions & Contraindications