Supported by multiple clinical trials
Maintains peak lung hygiene
Strengthens respiratory muscles
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HOW DOES THE LUNG FLUTE MAKE EASIER BREATHING BETTER FOR EVERYONE?
1. RESEARCH SUPPORT ATTENTION ALL ATHLETES!!!
Consider Training Your Respiration.
Boutellier U, Buchel R, Kundert A, Spengler C.
Department of Physiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
Recently, we have shown that an untrained respiratory system does limit the endurance of submaximal exercise (64% peak oxygen consumption) in normal sedentary subjects. These subjects were able to increase breathing endurance by almost 300% and cycle endurance by 50% after isolated respiratory training. The aim of the present study was to find out if normal, endurance-trained subjects would also benefit from respiratory training. Breathing and cycle endurance, as well as maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max) and anaerobic threshold, were measured in eight subjects. Subsequently, the subjects trained their respiratory muscles for 4 weeks by breathing 85-160 1 min.-1 for 30 min daily. Otherwise, they continued their habitual endurance training. After respiratory training, the performance tests made at the beginning of the study were repeated. Respiratory training increased breathing endurance from 6.1 (SD 1.8) min to about 40 min. Cycle endurance at the anaerobic threshold [77 (SD 6) %VO2max] was improved from 22.8 (SD 8.3) min to 31.5 (SD 12.6) min while VO2max and the anaerobic threshold remained essentially the same. Therefore, the endurance of respiratory muscles can be improved remarkably even in trained subjects. Respiratory muscle fatigue induced hyperventilation which limited cycle performance at the anaerobic threshold. After respiratory training, minute ventilation for a given exercise intensity was reduced and cycle performance at the anaerobic threshold was prolonged.
In Summary, the condition of the respiratory system is more important for endurance exercise performance of healthy trained subjects than hitherto assumed. Not only do respiratory muscles fatigue during intense endurance exercise, but prefatigued respiratory muscles can also impair performance. In turn, respiratory resistance training can improve endurance exercise performance.
2. IMPROVE ENDURANCE AND PERFORMANCE THROUGH RESPIRATORY MUSCLE TRAINING
Claes E.G. Lundgren, M.D., PhD., professor of physiology and Biophysics in the State University of New York, UB School of Medicine.
This research was supported by the US Navy Experimental Diving Unit. In this pioneering work, subjects who followed breathing resistance training improved their snorkel surface swimming time by 33% and their underwater Scuba swimming time by 66%.
“The above data is in agreement with previous studies in cyclist, rowers, and runners. They suggest that athletes in most sports could improve their performance by undergoing respiratory muscle training. It is also clear that the greater the stress on the respiratory system, the larger the improvement in performance.”
During high-intensity exercise, when the breathing muscles become fatigued, the body switches to survival mode and “steals” blood flow and oxygen away from locomotor muscles. As a result, these locomotor muscles become fatigued and performance can suffer significantly. Increasing the strength of the respiratory muscles through breathing resistance exercise can prevent this fatigue during sustained exercise situations. The end result is better endurance performance!
3 . -ARTICLE BY : GINA DEMILLO WAGNER – (RUNNER’S WORLD MAGAZINE)
“Runners think about training their heart and legs, but they rarely think about training their lungs,” says Mindy Solkin, owner and head coach of The Running Center in New York City. “A strong respiratory system can improve your running. It’s a simple equation: Better breathing equals more oxygen for your muscles, and that equals more endurance.”
This was backed up by researchers from the Centre for Sports Medicine and Human Performance at Brunel University in England, who recently measured fatigue levels of marathoners’ respiratory muscles and leg muscles. They found a direct link. Runners whose breathing was the most strained showed the most leg weakness and concluded in their study that the harder the respiratory muscles had to work, the more the legs would struggle in a race.
Clinical Studies Show Lung Flute Benefits in Adults and Children
I – Therapeutic Clinical Trials
ADJUNCT TREATMENT OF PNEUMONIA IN CHILDREN 6-18 YEARS OLD USING A
HAND HELD SPUTUM INDUCTION DEVICE
Comparison of the Lung Flute® with the Acapella® in the Treatment of COPD with
Chronic Bronchitis
What users say about Lung Flute:
“After several hospitalizations, inhalation therapy and rounds of medicines these past years, The Breath of Life® is the only effective therapy. People who know me well have noticed a significant improvement in my ability to be more mobile with less breathlessness.”
— Barbara L., Niagara Falls, Ontario
“Lung Flute decreased my need for my inhaler within the first week of use…it also seems to be helping my sinuses!”
— R G. Goodwin, Gardena, CA
Few months ago I received a lung Flute as a gift, when I was smoking almost 20 cigarettes a day and just for curiosity I started using. I was surprised how it works; little by little I was changing cigarettes for my lung Mate sessions until in almost 4 months I stopped totally. Today I am a very happy non-smoking woman and I don’t quit my lung flute. I’m healthier than ever….
— Monica, San Pedro
“I’m amazed. It’s unbelievable. I received it 4 days ago and it cleans me out. There’s no back pressure. I can’t say enough about it.”
— Ronald D, RN, EMT, Milton, FL
Lots of ventilation and lung capacity. During the mornings I expectorate a lot of phlegm.
I think it is the result of the exercise I do with Lung Flute, helps me to get what my body must do physiologically.
— R Hernandez, Carrillo