Runner’s World UK – September 2019

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SEPTEMBER 2019 RUNNERSWORLD.COM/UK 013

DEEP BREATH
The Powerbreathe K1,
(£299, powerbreathe.com)
is a handheld device
designed to strengthen
your breathing muscles by
making it harder to inhale.
It also provides feedback
on how you’re doing and
offers different levels of
intensity to test you as you
build your breathing power.

2
Spending at least two
hours a week in
nature may be the
crucial threshold for
promoting health and
wellbeing, according
to a new study.^2 IN THE

LUNG RUN


Put the wind in your
sails by training your
respiratory system

WE ALL KNOW that building a
stronger core is important,
but what about stronger
breathing muscles? A new
study^1 suggests ‘respiratory
muscle training’ (RMT)
can significantly improve
your aerobic capacity. The
study followed two groups


  • one did six weeks of
    RMT, the other did none –
    who performed a 20km
    time trial at the start of
    the study and at the end.
    The RMT group showed a
    1.4 per cent improvement


in their 20km time –
that’s the equivalent of
75 seconds in a run lasting
90 minutes – while the
other group showed no
improvement. There
are several types of
respiratory-training
equipment (see Try this,
above left) that provide
training advice and
measurable results. If
you’re looking to blow
away the competition,
it could be worth the
investment.

CHILL GETS AXED
Some brrr-illiant news for
runners who don’t enjoy an
ice bath (that’s all of us,
isn’t it?). New research from
Maastricht University in the
Netherlands found these
sub-zero plunges may limit
your fitness gains. The
results showed ice baths
slowed the incorporation
of recovery protein into
new muscle.

Try this

WIND POWER
Want to be
a shoe-in for
a good time?
Don’t waste
your breath

WA R M- U P S FITNESS

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