Activeforever PowerLung - Manual (Page 2)

Artwork courtesy of
James Duffin, University of Toronto.
PowerLung is the original AND only training machine with integrated EXHALE and INHALE progressive
resistance to train and strengthen respiratory muscles. It has two load resistance cells, one for inhale and
one for exhale, that work and adjust completely independently of each other.
The muscles that provide the power, and therefore the pressure for
training with PowerLung, are located around the lungs. Those used to
inhale are: the diaphragm, external intercostals and the interchondral
part of the internal intercostals, while the accessory muscles are the
sternocleidomastoid and the scalenes. Those required for exhale are
the internal intercostals, except for the interchondral part, the rectus
abdominis and the external and internal obliques.
There are also, for want of a better phrase, “core body muscles” that
are involved in the breathing process. Specifically these are the transverses
abdominis, the muscles of the pelvic floor, the multifidus and the lower
trapezius. These muscles are activated as a result of the deep breathing
required to perform the respiratory muscle training.
PowerLung provides a resistance on both the inhale and exhale part of
the breathing, against which, all the muscles mentioned above have to
work so tha t air ca n be drawn in and expelled from the body.
The only way to train your breathing.
PowerLung is the only training machine with various models and series
specifically designed to meet the needs all types of people, whether they are
athletes, performing artists, or those who just want to breathe easier.
For anyone who breathes.
12 sets of breathing muscles to train.
Page 2 Peak Performance Training Begins with PowerLung