Unlock Your Breath: How the New Age Performance Mouthpiece Increases Airflow and Elevates Your Athletic Performance

Breathing is the foundation of movement. It fuels endurance, sharpens focus, and helps athletes tap into peak performance. Yet most people—even elite competitors—never realize how much their jaw affects their ability to breathe efficiently.

That’s where the New Age Performance Mouthpiece comes in.

Unlike traditional mouthguards or thin, minimalist performance devices, New Age Performance mouthpieces are engineered to increase airflow by optimizing jaw alignment. The result? Easier breathing, greater oxygen intake, and enhanced performance across any sport or workout.

In this post, we’ll break down how New Age’s patented design improves airflow, the science behind jaw alignment and respiratory mechanics, and why thousands of athletes are ditching their old gear to experience the real difference that starts with the way they breathe.

Table of Contents

1. The Overlooked Link: Jaw Position and Airflow

2. How New Age Performance Mouthpieces Work

3. The Biomechanics of Breathing

4. Benefits of Enhanced Airflow for Athletes

5. Real-World Athlete Experiences

6. New Age vs. Traditional Mouthguards

7. Who Should Use It?

8. Final Thoughts: Breathe Better, Perform Better

1. The Overlooked Link: Jaw Position and Airflow

Your jaw isn't just there to chew food or form words—it plays a powerful role in posture, neuromuscular activation, and most importantly, breathing.

When your lower jaw is misaligned or tense (which happens more often than you think during physical activity), it can:

• Compress your airway

• Trigger tension in the neck and shoulders

• Reduce oxygen efficiency

• Cause shallow, rapid breathing

This isn’t just bad for comfort—it limits your performance capacity.

Athletes often clench their jaw without realizing it, especially under pressure or fatigue. This clenching triggers a cascade of physical compensation patterns that reduce breathing efficiency and overall output.

The New Age Performance Mouthpiece addresses this head-on by repositioning and stabilizing the lower jaw, allowing the airway to remain more open and less restricted.

2. How New Age Performance Mouthpieces Work

The key to increased airflow lies in New Age’s patented jaw alignment technology.

Unlike standard boil-and-bite guards or thin plastic inserts that simply protect teeth, New Age Performance mouthpieces are scientifically engineered to optimize the position of your lower jaw.

Here’s how:

• Bite Placement: The mouthpiece positions your jaw slightly downward and forward—reducing pressure on the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and helping open the airway.

• Jaw Stabilization: The structured fit keeps the jaw relaxed and steady, preventing unconscious clenching and allowing freer breathing.

• Tongue Positioning Support: With improved jaw alignment, the tongue naturally settles into a lower and more relaxed position—further helping to open the throat and improve airflow.

• Postural Chain Reaction: A well-aligned jaw enhances posture, which in turn reduces upper body tension that can otherwise compress the rib cage and diaphragm.

In other words, it’s not just about your mouth—it’s about total-body breathing mechanics.

3. The Biomechanics of Breathing

To understand the benefits of increased airflow, let’s look at how the body breathes during performance.

Breathing involves multiple systems working together:

• The Diaphragm: Primary muscle for breathing

• Intercostals: Muscles between ribs that assist with expansion

• Abdominals: Provide core stability during breath cycles

• Jaw & Neck Muscles: Play a role in airway positioning and tongue control

When the jaw is misaligned or clenched, the following can happen:

• The tongue rises toward the roof of the mouth, partially obstructing the airway

• The neck muscles tighten, impeding relaxed breath patterns

• Shoulders elevate, reducing diaphragmatic breathing

This leads to chest-dominant breathing, where shallow breaths reduce oxygen intake and increase perceived effort.

The 5DS and 6DS New Age mouthpieces correct this by restoring proper jaw position, which promotes diaphragmatic (belly) breathing—the most efficient type for athletes.

4. Benefits of Enhanced Airflow for Athletes

So what happens when airflow improves with the help of the New Age mouthpiece?

🧠 Mental Focus Improves

Increased oxygen = increased clarity. Proper airflow supports brain function, focus, and faster reaction times—especially during fatigue.

🫁 Greater Lung Efficiency

When the airways are more open, your lungs can do more with each breath. Athletes report feeling like they “breathe deeper” and “recover quicker.”

🏃♂️ Increased Endurance

Oxygen is the fuel for performance. With better breathing mechanics, muscles receive more oxygen, delaying the onset of fatigue.

💪 More Efficient Recovery

Efficient oxygen delivery improves recovery during rest intervals or between training sessions.

😤 Less Tension, More Relaxation

By stabilizing the jaw and reducing clenching, the New Age mouthpiece lowers cortisol levels and helps keep the body in an optimal performance state.

5. Real-World Athlete Experiences

Thousands of athletes across strength sports, running, CrossFit, and combat training have integrated New Age mouthpieces into their routines—not for tooth protection, but for enhanced airflow and total-body performance.

“The difference was immediate. I wasn’t even halfway through my warmup and noticed I could breathe deeper without that tightness in my chest.”
– Alicia B., Track Athlete

“I use it for long runs and interval work. It keeps me from tensing up and makes my breathing smoother, especially when I start to fatigue.”
– Marco S., Distance Runner

“I thought a mouthpiece was just for lifting heavy. Then I tried the 5DS for jiu-jitsu—and I’m breathing better, thinking clearer, and recovering faster between rounds.”
– Drew C., BJJ Competitor

6. New Age vs. Traditional Mouthguards

Let’s compare New Age Performance mouthpieces with conventional guards:

7. Who Should Use It?

The beauty of New Age Performance mouthpieces is their versatility. Whether you're a beginner or a world-class athlete, if you train hard and breathe hard—you can benefit.

Ideal for:

• 🏃 Runners & Endurance Athletes

• 🏋️♂️ Lifters & CrossFit Athletes

• 🧘♀️ Yogis & Mobility-Based Trainers

• 🥊 Combat & Martial Arts

• 🚴 Cyclists, Rowers & HIIT Enthusiasts

• 🧠 Anyone who grinds their teeth under stress

If your training requires breath control, posture, and energy management, the New Age mouthpiece becomes a must-have piece of equipment.

8. Final Thoughts: Breathe Better, Perform Better

At New Age Performance, we believe that performance starts with proper mechanics—and breathing is at the core of it all.

The 5DS and 6DS mouthpieces aren’t just gear. They’re tools that rewire the way your body moves and breathes, helping you:

• Oxygenate more efficiently

• Stay aligned under pressure

• Reduce tension

• Train longer

• Recover faster

All by starting where most athletes never think to look: the jaw.

🛒 Ready to Experience the Airflow Advantage?

Whether you're looking to increase your VO₂ max, control your breathing during high-intensity sessions, or simply feel stronger and more aligned—the New Age Performance Mouthpiece can get you there.

📣 P.S.

Breathing is free. But better breathing takes the right gear.
New Age Performance delivers it—one aligned breath at a time.
Thin doesn’t win. Structure supports success.