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How strength training the lungs helps athletes and smokers alike

One of the most powerful inbuilt tools humans have is also one of the most underappreciated and underutilised. Of course, most of us don’t have to think twice about the automatic process that occurs between 17000 and 30000 times a day, causing our diaphragm to contract, creating space for oxygen to expand our lungs. All in […]
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
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