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I study a lot on fitness related things and it has been my bad that I never studied about breathing. Thanks to the Chinese virus everybody now is talking of breathing. And this led me to do some reading about it. I read somewhere that respiratory health is directly related ...
...to Covid survivors. Breathing for us is a passive action. We just do. The day it stops we die. How we breathe is important for our health, longevity and happiness. I have been following correct breathing techniques for last few months and see a huge improvement. ...
.. My sleeping patterns are much better. I am 80-90% time in deep sleep. My RHR is improving further. I have got much better in my running. My energy levels through out the day are very good. Here are some pointers
1) Most of us over breathe. 12-20 breathes a minute has become average these days. This can raise blood pressure, overwork the heart and keeps our nervous systems into a state of stress. Like we over eat, we over breathe.
2) Breathe from your nose. Mouth is for eating. For a few nights I tapped my mouth so that automatically I don’t switch to breathing from mouth.
3) Take diaphragmatic breathes. Never from your chest.
4) Your breathing should be so slow that even you should not hear it’s sound
3) Take diaphragmatic breathes. Never from your chest.
4) Your breathing should be so slow that even you should not hear it’s sound
4) I have found my ideal breathing is 5.5 seconds in, 5.5 seconds out. That’s about 5.5 breathes a minute and takes in 5.5 liters of air in. I practise using breathing app on iWatch.
5) Another exercise I do is @WimHof_Iceman method.There is WimHof app and it’s a guided exercise
5) Another exercise I do is @WimHof_Iceman method.There is WimHof app and it’s a guided exercise
Dr Sarfaraz at Queens hospital, UK prescribes this for Covid patients.
You can read about breathing in The Oxygen Advantage by Patrick McKeown. I have also ordered - The new science of a lost art by James Nestor.
You can read about breathing in The Oxygen Advantage by Patrick McKeown. I have also ordered - The new science of a lost art by James Nestor.
Typically a person take 670 mn breathes in their lifetime. Maybe you would like to take more. Try breathing exercises few times a day. It will not only help your lungs but also calm your frazzled mind. Stay fit and healthy.
