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Inspiratory Muscle Training With a Spring-Loaded Hand-Held Breathing Trainer

IntermediateStrengthTier T2

You sit or stand upright holding a small breathing trainer with the mouthpiece sealed in your lips. You breathe out fully, then breathe in fast and hard through the device against its resistance.

Targets: Thoracic Spine

Stop if

Pause at the end of the breath out and slow down if light-headed; stop immediately and consult a doctor if there is pain.

Also stop if you notice
Pain, or feeling light-headed or dizzy, which are reasons to slow down, pause or stop.
  • Pain 6 out of 10 or more: choose an easier exercise.
  • Pain 8 out of 10 or more: stop and rest.

Equipment needed

  • Works at home
  • Works at the gym

chair

Home Options

  • chair

Dosage

3

Sets

10

Reps / Time

45 sec

Rest

controlled

Tempo

Step-by-Step Guide

Set up

  • Sit upright on the front half of a plain chair with your feet flat and about hip-width apart, hold a plain hand-held breathing trainer by its grip in your right hand at mouth height, and seal your lips around the mouthpiece with your left hand resting on your left thigh.
  • Use a clean, unshared trainer, breathe out fully before each breath in and do not pant.
  1. A woman sitting upright on a chair with her lips sealed around a plain hand-held breathing trainer, her chest at rest and shoulders relaxed.

    Step 1 of 3

    Sit upright and relaxed, hold the trainer by its grip and seal your lips around the mouthpiece. Breathe out as far as you can.

  2. The same woman with her spine taller and her chest visibly expanded while her lips stay sealed around the breathing trainer.

    Step 2 of 3

    Take a fast, forceful breath in through the trainer, straightening your back and expanding your chest.

  3. A woman sitting upright on a chair with her lips sealed around a plain hand-held breathing trainer, her chest at rest and shoulders relaxed.

    Step 3 of 3

    Sit upright and relaxed, hold the trainer by its grip and seal your lips around the mouthpiece. Breathe out as far as you can.

What you should feel

Resistance should be felt when breathing in.

Breathing

  • Breathe out as far as you can, take a fast forceful breath in through the trainer, then breathe out slowly and passively and pause before the next breath.

Safety Information

A doctor's advice is needed before using such a trainer for several health conditions (including lung, heart, ear and abdominal conditions). Anyone with a health concern should check with a clinician before trying it. You are not to pant. If light-headed, slow down and pause at the end of the breath out. Stop immediately and consult a doctor if there is pain. A device should not be shared, and anyone under 16 should use it only with adult supervision. Stop if the exercise causes pain or you become unwell. Seek appropriate professional advice about symptoms or suitability.

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