All posts of James Fletcher

Breathing Muscle Fatigue Part 1

Is breathing fatigue really a thing? The breathing muscles, like the heart, must work continuously with little opportunity to rest, and guess what? They do get TIRED!! There is clear evidence to support breathing muscle fatigue, I have discussed some of this evidence in previous posts and I will continue to do so as I […]
7 years ago

Underwater Swimming & Breath Training

We are going to take a look at an article by (Wylegala et al 2007) published in the European Journal of Physiology, which looks at the mechanisms of how IMT improves surface and underwater swimming to exhaustion. This may include Olympic swimming disciplines, Tri-athalon, Free-diving, Surfing, Underwater hockey along with other aquatic sports. In the […]
7 years ago

Breath Holding and Strong Diaphragms

I have been working with some elite swimmers, surfers and free divers to improve their performance and their ability to hold their breath underwater. We take a close look at how this works… The current world record for a single breath hold is 11:35sec set in 2009, set by Stephane Mifsud who prepared himself by […]
7 years ago

Bringing science to the breath

Welcome to the home of ‘Bringing science to the breath’. My name is James Fletcher and I am a Physiotherapist & Exercise Physiologist from Australia. I have spent the last 10 years travelling around the world training athletes respiratory function. I have worked with the Australian Institute of Sport, Olympic gold medalists, Cirque Du Soleil, […]
7 years ago

Rio 2016: Adapted breathing technique helps athletes improve their performance

A new breathing technique designed to treat lung disease has been adapted to help Australian athletes heading to the Olympics and Paralympics strengthen their muscles. Gold Coast exercise physiologist James Fletcher has pioneered a program to strengthen the breathing muscles of star athletes heading to Rio next month. The training involves software that makes it […]
8 years ago

Channel 9

Inspired by his own mother’s struggle with respiratory disease. James Fletcher has created a device to help patients get stronger from the inside out.
8 years ago