{"id":688378,"date":"2025-05-12T01:39:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T00:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/?p=688378"},"modified":"2025-05-13T22:38:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T21:38:22","slug":"im-forever-blowinga-breathing-machine-west-ham-stars-use-lung-training-to-benefit-performance-and-wellness-outcomes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/im-forever-blowinga-breathing-machine-west-ham-stars-use-lung-training-to-benefit-performance-and-wellness-outcomes\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019M FOREVER BLOWING\u2026A BREATHING MACHINE! West Ham stars use \u2018lung training\u2019 to benefit performance and wellness outcomes."},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019M FOREVER BLOWING\u2026A BREATHING MACHINE<\/a><\/span><\/span>! West Ham stars use \u2018lung training\u2019 to benefit performance and wellness outcomes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Hammers performance and medical team are using the WellO2 breathing trainer to enhance the lung capacity of their players to help benefit athlete health, wellness and endurance during matches.<\/p>\n

The device uses a combination of resistance breathing and warm steam which strengthens the breathing muscles and moisturises the airways to boost lung function and achieve peak performance, which is beneficial for everyone \u2013 not just for top athletes.<\/p>\n

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It was developed by Finnish entrepreneur Aulis K\u00e4rkk\u00e4inen who invented it as an answer to a lifetime of breathing problems, and is available online in the UK at Well Pharmacy, Britain\u2019s second-largest pharmacy chain, for \u00a3239.<\/p>\n

Elite footballers push their bodies to the limit and will breathe more than FOUR TIMES harder than normal during a game — up to 60 breaths a minute during a game, compared to the average person\u2019s 12 to 15.<\/p>\n

Richard Collinge, Director of Performance at West Ham United \u2013 whose fans sing \u201cI\u2019m Forever Blowing Bubbles\u201d at every game — emphasized the value that WellO2 has brought to their training and recovery programmes.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cThis has been a valuable addition to our performance toolkit. The WellO2 breathing device has become a go-to adjunct for players, helping clear airways and supporting their recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n

Much of modern football is data driven, and The WellO2 device\u2019s hi-tech mouthpiece helps track and analyse players\u2019 breathing performance.<\/p>\n

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It allows players and performance teams to monitor lung function, breathing strength, and overall respiratory trends. This real-time digital data provides valuable insights that can be used to tailor training programs, optimise recovery strategies, and ensure that each player is breathing at their full potential.<\/p>\n

As well as helping elite athletes, using WellO2 for just a few minutes a day can help people with breathing challenges and enables older people to preserve their lung efficiency as they age.<\/p>\n

It is also a vital tool for singers and actors who need to keep their voice and breathing in top condition as it opens the airways and supports vocal recovery.<\/p>\n

The WellO2\u2019s warm steam also supports the immune system by activating a defensive reaction in the mucous membranes, to maintain respiratory health. Users can keep track of their lung function data on their phone by using a smart mouthpiece with the WellO2 device.<\/p>\n

Well Pharmacy\u2019s Mital Thakrar said: \u201cThis is an amazing product that can help everybody, not just elite footballers. It improves lung health and efficiency and can be life-changing for people with breathing difficulties.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are proud to partner with WellO2 to bring this device to more of our patients and customers online @well.co.uk<\/a><\/span><\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n

WellO2’s Jamal Butt said: \u201cOur simple yet powerful device is designed to support better breathing for everyone. We are excited that it is now available to more people in the UK than ever before.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019M FOREVER BLOWING\u2026A BREATHING MACHINE! West Ham stars use \u2018lung training\u2019 to benefit performance and wellness outcomes. The Hammers performance and medical team are using the WellO2 breathing trainer to enhance the lung capacity of their players to help benefit athlete health, wellness and endurance during matches. The device uses a combination of resistance breathing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":688401,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-688378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-clubs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=688378"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688378\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":688403,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688378\/revisions\/688403"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/688401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=688378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=688378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=688378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}