Exercise Breather Product and Fitness Trainer for Expiratory Breathing Performance Lung Muscle Power Expander Exerciser to Expand Lung

Yes, everyone should have one. Sometimes your lungs get tired. This is exercise for your beloved lungs! Read more

In late 2022, I fractured six of the posterior ribs on my right side. It was painful to take deep breaths, and the doctor provided me with a spirometer and warned me if I didn't use it diligently, my ribs would heal and keep my chest cavity in a basically collapsed state. I tried to keep up with the regimen, but like "New-Year's" resolutions, my "diligence" fell by the wayside. This device is marketed as being able to restore lung capacity for athletes and people like me with reduced capacity due to injuries. What I did not know, until the device arrived and the instructions were read, is that the recommended frequency of usage (two to three times every day) must be followed by a very stringent cleaning and disinfecting process after every use. Disassembly is required, followed by soaking and agitating in a soap solution that is completely free of chlorine. Then, you hand wash all the parts with a soft rag or non-abrasive cleaning pad followed by rinsing and drying all parts in sterile water or water that has been boiled for 5 minutes. You must leave the parts to airdry. You cannot use hot air or a drying cupboard. They strongly recommend that after each cleaning, you also disinfect it. Disinfecting involves the cleaning procedure previously described followed by five additional steps. 1. After the parts are allowed to dry, place all the parts in a bowl large enough to hold all the parts, 2. Prepare the disinfecting solution, that has to be a very specific brand and percentage of Isopropyl alcohol, and mixed at a very precise ratio with sterile water, 3. Fully immerse all the parts and agitate to expel all air bubble, then allow to soak the specified amount of time recommended by the alcohol's manufacturer, 4. Remove the parts from the disinfecting solution and rinse in sterile water or water that has been boiled for 5 minutes, 5. Dry the parts naturally and then reassemble. So, the disinfecting is optional after every use, but regardless of whether you disinfect after every use, the manufacturer says you should do it after every two days, or before being stored for long periods, or as an absolute minimum, this disinfecting process must be done every week, whether you want to or not. Failure to comply places you at risk for lung infections from bacteria and germs. I still have not used this device, because I just don't have the time in my busy daily schedule to be doing just the cleaning process 2 to 3 times per day. I also have been meaning to contact the manufacturer in Australia to find out what alcohol brands available in the U.S. meet their criteria. Read more

I’m aware that this is marketed as a “lung exerciser”, and that may be the case with some people with weakened lung muscles for whatever reason, but it’s primary purpose is to loosen up and dislodge phlegm from deep within your lungs and airways. It does this by inducing vibrations into your lungs via resistance and release of your exhaled breaths- many times a second. It absolutely worked for me, after using it for just ten minutes. It was a little tricky to get the correct angle at first, but I was able to find it eventually. This is important because you need to make the ball inside vibrate, or oscillate, rapidly. Simple levitating the ball and blowing past it won’t do anything to loosen mucus. The instructions are detailed, but one thing to note, it seemed to imply that the device came with the larger ball installed, and with the smaller ball in the package, but it was opposite. The smaller ball came installed. So why not 5 stars? For one, it’s difficult to get it to work as intended. Some people will find this frustrating. Secondly, the cost is way too high for this. I expect the seller to come down from the current $100~ or so, but their other offering, the “Airphysio” is also significantly higher than other similar devices. They market it as a premium product, and it may be, but it still seems to be a lot of money for a hunk of plastic and 2 ball bearings. Is the cost worth it to you? Maybe. Maybe not. ~Unbiased review- No benefit/penalty for good/bad marks~ Read more

The Better Breathing Sport Exercise Breather Product and Fitness Trainer is a well made product that does what it is intended to do. It is fairly simple to use -- just blow in it until the steel ball vibrates up and down. The only difficulty is getting the right angle to make the ball vibrate, but after a little practice it becomes easy. Like any lung exerciser, it is difficult to tell exactly how much it helps because the changes are slow and incremental, but I can definitely feel my lungs having to work a little when I use it, so I am confident it makes a difference. The unit comes with a very complete and detailed set of instructions, which is a welcome change from the many products that have poorly written and sometimes useless instructions. The seller states that the unit should be cleaned every time it is used, which would be a pain because it has to be disassembled to clean it, but I don't really feel it is necessary and have only cleaned it once every few days. I like the lung trainer overall, but it is not cheap, even at the current price of about fifty bucks. However, this product is made in Australia, not China, and similar products from China are in the forty to fifty dollar range. Personally, I am willing to pay a little more for a product that is not made in China, but that is a matter of personal preference. I recommend this to anyone looking for a lung trainer of this sort, and I give it five stars for quality and function. Read more

It’s definitely not easy but it’s a simple device Read more

COVID-19 took a huge toll on me, and I noticed that I get winded very quickly when before it was not the case. This is where I hope this product can help me regain my former lung capacity. This exercise breather is very smooth. It works very well by expanding my lungs in short pulses and bursts as I exhale into the device. It doesn't feel harsh or labored; as the title says, it is smooth. The construction also feels very solid and not cheap as other exercise breathers might be, and it is a hefty piece that can be disassembled and washed very easily. Only time will tell if this product can help me improve. But for now, I am satisfied with the function and its high-quality craftsmanship. Read more