About the Authors

Lotte Janssens

Lotte.Janssens@faber.kuleuven.be

Affiliation KU Leuven Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Simon Brumagne

Affiliation KU Leuven Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Alison K. McConnell

Affiliation Centre for Sports Medicine and Human Performance, Brunel University, Uxbridge, United Kingdom

Kurt Claeys

Affiliations KU Leuven Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, KU Leuven Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Leuven KULAB, Bruges, Belgium

Madelon Pijnenburg

Affiliation KU Leuven Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Nina Goossens

Affiliation KU Leuven Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Chris Burtin

Affiliations KU Leuven Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Respiratory Rehabilitation and Respiratory Division, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Department of Allied Health Professions, Fontys University of Applied Sciences, Eindhoven, Netherlands

Wim Janssens

Affiliation Respiratory Rehabilitation and Respiratory Division, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Marc Decramer

Affiliations KU Leuven Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Respiratory Rehabilitation and Respiratory Division, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Thierry Troosters

Affiliations KU Leuven Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Respiratory Rehabilitation and Respiratory Division, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Competing Interests

I have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: Alison McConnell acknowledges a beneficial interest in an inspiratory muscle training product (POWERbreathe International Ltd.) in the form of a share of license income to the University of Birmingham and Brunel University. She also acts as a consultant to POWERbreathe International Ltd. This does not alter our adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. All other authors declare that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LJ SB AKM TT. Performed the experiments: LJ KC MP NG CB. Analyzed the data: LJ SB AKM KC MP NG CB WJ MD TT. Wrote the paper: LJ SB AKM KC MP NG CB WJ MD TT.