Thank you so much Patrick I appreciate how you guide through this giving all the information at perfect points almost as if you know exactly what I need to hear. Started 4 weeks ago with CP 6!!!! Its now at 18 🥰🥰 2 weird side benefits: 1) not slouching anymore!! My shoulders are behind my breasts seen from the side. Yes I understand most women look like that now I do too! Yay 2) My teeth are getting much whiter (I have used mouthtape for longer than 3 weeks). I guess more saliva as well as generally less stress are taking care of my teeth. I also am coming off ADHD medicines (lesser dosage but dont want to overdo it). So these drugs contribute to bad teeth. Another: Yay!!!! My back aches sometimes and gets spasm its weird but it feels like I just have never used those intercostal muscels in the rib cage at the back. I also feel taller, but suppose this is just a feeling lol Have to add one more thing: I am speaking less and actually becoming a better listener. Its so amazing. I also speak more slowly as I feel I am always conscientious about not breathing in with my mouth. It is great, I notice other ppl are talking much more. Its nice and relaxing not to be the entertainer at all times 😂 God bless you ❤
In the Marine Corps they taught us to breath through our nose when running. Seemed like torture, but knowing what little I know about CO2 now, makes sense.
In a training regime like the marines I'm sure it was incredibly challenging @bigd8185. But they definitely had the idea right. Nose breathing during exercise can improve endurance and performance as well as boost recovery.
This is probably my favorite of all your videos & teachings because it has helped me the most. Even though I've been doing the other exercises for awhile, I didn't notice the change as much as I have with this one. Learning how to breathe properly has been absolutely essential for "healing" a pelvic floor organ prolapse as well as re-aligning my posture, losing weight, resolving my myopia (!!) & calming down in general. Would be great to see Patrick interview Nathan Oxenfeld, a Bates Vision teacher, as they both hold proper breathing in such high regard.
Sounds like you've made incredible improvements to your health and wellbeing @brendapeter446. You've clearly put the work in and you're seeing the well deserved benefits. Thank you for a lovely comment. And for the interview suggestion. 😀
@@OxygenAdvantage You guys are the amazing ones for your dedication & commitment to such a worthwhile endeavor! ! I'm truly in awe of all the amazing benefits that comes from simply improving your breathing. So simple but that's also the rub - lol. Seems to be too good to be true. Keep fighting the "good fight" fellow "breath evangelist"!
Yes. This is true. Focus only on the air entering the nose, like the air its going against the face. In the beginning i was paying to much attention to the ribcage, and this led me to overthink destroing the benefits. Plus focusing on the ribcage was making me overbreath because i wanted to feel the ribcage expand and i was forcing it too much. Into the face not up the nose is key to breath well, while focused on the nose area. One thing that triggers me is that, okay i am breathing super relaxed almost no air in a n out, but i can´t feel my ribcage move. Can you please confirm me if i am breathing like this the ribcage is functioning in the right way. Because as i don´t sense the ribcage move i tend to think that i am not doing it the right way and in my head i was always teached that the more it moves the better !!😅 Thank you for your work !!
Hi @andrefarinha419 You are doing well. You don't want to be breathing with the upper chest. Breathing with your diaphragm and breathing muscles around the stomach and side is best. With one hand on the stomach and one on the chest you can monitor that the stomach is moving when you breathe and the chest remains still.
Hi Patrick, do you have any tips to deal with involuntary responses due to this exercise? I find I can do one or two low and slow breaths but my body starts to fight the exercise and force me to either inhale or exhale faster. Is this just something that will go away over time?
does this mean we shouldn't be contracting the torso in order to force more air out upon exhalation? Effortless exhalation for me means the lungs are never fully emptied; is that normal?
It would be great if you had a video on breathing for a sport like boxing. Really intense 3 minute rounds and a 1 minute recovery. What's the best way to breathe in that kind of situation for max recovery? Been trying to slow down breathing in this 1 min recovery time to increase oxygen release.
Great idea @joeybidner! We'll keep that in mind for a video in the near future. 😀 In fact, we have a specific video on recovery between rounds coming soon to our RUclips channel. Stay tuned!
Generally the key to breathing in boxing is to be sure you’re inhaling and exhaling and generally speaking you want avoid being punched while also landing some hits on your opponent. At least try and hit them more than they hit you and don’t forget that after you inhale, you should exhale and then repeat those two over and over again throughout the bout.
The problem with me is when i tend to inhale slowly i feel like my brain has stopped taking any air inside at all and after the slow exhale my body reflex is to just gush in as much air as i can.
My control pause is about 5 seconds. I feel like suffocating all day , it’s horrible. Is this the way to go combined with good cardio? Or is cardio not helping with this.
All exercise, including cardio is going to be beneficial to your health @stormtraders. However, if you are taking big gulps of air through the mouth when doing light or moderate exercise or worse, when at rest, then you need to improve your breathing. Try to nose breathe as much as possible and do the exercises daily. You can find a full range of exercises on our youtube channels and our free breathing app. OA App 📱 Android Play Store: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oxygen.advantage 📱 Apple store: apps.apple.com/ie/app/oxygen-advantage/id1589260950 Take things slowly, don't push yourself too hard. Gradual progress is still good progress.
@@OxygenAdvantage hi there! I would like the come back on the “issue” i have been practicing some breath holds but mainly trying cardio with mouth closed. My cardio has improved pretty well but my control pause is still 5 seconds. Any idea how that could come? Its been a couple weeks now. Thanks in advance 🙏🏻 Greetings storm
Hi @@stormtraders The CP or BOLT score in OA is a guide more than a hard fast rule so people should never worry about slight fluctuations in the score. However 20 is a good base level that we like people to be at. So 5 is a very low score. The breath holds are likely going to be the most beneficial to you at this stage as you are still feeling a lot of breathlessness. Although this video is aimed at children, try this 'steps' exercise from our Buteyko Clinic channel. It is one of the best we have for improving CP. Try it twice a day and after two weeks, see how many steps you can do by the end. This should really help you start to see improvement. ruclips.net/video/x5ghlaU0XG8/видео.html
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Thank you so much Patrick I appreciate how you guide through this giving all the information at perfect points almost as if you know exactly what I need to hear. Started 4 weeks ago with CP 6!!!! Its now at 18 🥰🥰 2 weird side benefits: 1) not slouching anymore!! My shoulders are behind my breasts seen from the side. Yes I understand most women look like that now I do too! Yay 2) My teeth are getting much whiter (I have used mouthtape for longer than 3 weeks). I guess more saliva as well as generally less stress are taking care of my teeth. I also am coming off ADHD medicines (lesser dosage but dont want to overdo it). So these drugs contribute to bad teeth. Another: Yay!!!! My back aches sometimes and gets spasm its weird but it feels like I just have never used those intercostal muscels in the rib cage at the back. I also feel taller, but suppose this is just a feeling lol
Have to add one more thing: I am speaking less and actually becoming a better listener. Its so amazing. I also speak more slowly as I feel I am always conscientious about not breathing in with my mouth. It is great, I notice other ppl are talking much more. Its nice and relaxing not to be the entertainer at all times 😂
God bless you ❤
In the Marine Corps they taught us to breath through our nose when running. Seemed like torture, but knowing what little I know about CO2 now, makes sense.
In a training regime like the marines I'm sure it was incredibly challenging @bigd8185.
But they definitely had the idea right. Nose breathing during exercise can improve endurance and performance as well as boost recovery.
Interesting, how is it the Marines know more then the doctors?
@@DunWorkin4Ever because war is business and warmongers are interested in and invest in top research
This is probably my favorite of all your videos & teachings because it has helped me the most. Even though I've been doing the other exercises for awhile, I didn't notice the change as much as I have with this one. Learning how to breathe properly has been absolutely essential for "healing" a pelvic floor organ prolapse as well as re-aligning my posture, losing weight, resolving my myopia (!!) & calming down in general. Would be great to see Patrick interview Nathan Oxenfeld, a Bates Vision teacher, as they both hold proper breathing in such high regard.
Sounds like you've made incredible improvements to your health and wellbeing @brendapeter446.
You've clearly put the work in and you're seeing the well deserved benefits. Thank you for a lovely comment. And for the interview suggestion. 😀
@@OxygenAdvantage You guys are the amazing ones for your dedication & commitment to such a worthwhile endeavor! ! I'm truly in awe of all the amazing benefits that comes from simply improving your breathing. So simple but that's also the rub - lol. Seems to be too good to be true. Keep fighting the "good fight" fellow "breath evangelist"!
Will do @@brendapeter446!
Thanks again for your kind words and infectious enthusiasm.
This series is a really nice resource, keep up with the episodes, it helps a lot!
Everything you said worked for me, thank you very much
Fantastic information 👌
Yes. This is true. Focus only on the air entering the nose, like the air its going against the face.
In the beginning i was paying to much attention to the ribcage, and this led me to overthink destroing the benefits. Plus focusing on the ribcage was making me overbreath because i wanted to feel the ribcage expand and i was forcing it too much.
Into the face not up the nose is key to breath well, while focused on the nose area.
One thing that triggers me is that, okay i am breathing super relaxed almost no air in a n out, but i can´t feel my ribcage move.
Can you please confirm me if i am breathing like this the ribcage is functioning in the right way.
Because as i don´t sense the ribcage move i tend to think that i am not doing it the right way and in my head i was always teached that the more it moves the better !!😅
Thank you for your work !!
Your belly should be moving in and out as your breath in and out. Your ribcage shouldn't be moving.
Hi @andrefarinha419
You are doing well.
You don't want to be breathing with the upper chest.
Breathing with your diaphragm and breathing muscles around the stomach and side is best.
With one hand on the stomach and one on the chest you can monitor that the stomach is moving when you breathe and the chest remains still.
Thak you for these precious informations...how can i reduce dry mucus membranes...can you show me some execices and technics...thank you for all...
Thank you !!!
Hi Patrick, do you have any tips to deal with involuntary responses due to this exercise? I find I can do one or two low and slow breaths but my body starts to fight the exercise and force me to either inhale or exhale faster. Is this just something that will go away over time?
Look at Patrick compared to 8 years ago, he never looked bad but he looks considerably healthier now
He gained liked 20 pounds.
does this mean we shouldn't be contracting the torso in order to force more air out upon exhalation? Effortless exhalation for me means the lungs are never fully emptied; is that normal?
It would be great if you had a video on breathing for a sport like boxing. Really intense 3 minute rounds and a 1 minute recovery. What's the best way to breathe in that kind of situation for max recovery? Been trying to slow down breathing in this 1 min recovery time to increase oxygen release.
Great idea @joeybidner!
We'll keep that in mind for a video in the near future. 😀
In fact, we have a specific video on recovery between rounds coming soon to our RUclips channel.
Stay tuned!
I believe these exercises help with breathing in general which in turn benefit your conditioning for boxing . Let me know what you think
Generally the key to breathing in boxing is to be sure you’re inhaling and exhaling and generally speaking you want avoid being punched while also landing some hits on your opponent. At least try and hit them more than they hit you and don’t forget that after you inhale, you should exhale and then repeat those two over and over again throughout the bout.
@@tylergooden2183 😮💨
My mouth, typically dry, fills with saliva when I hold my breath. Is that another way to experience air hunger?
The problem with me is when i tend to inhale slowly i feel like my brain has stopped taking any air inside at all and after the slow exhale my body reflex is to just gush in as much air as i can.
My control pause is about 5 seconds. I feel like suffocating all day , it’s horrible. Is this the way to go combined with good cardio? Or is cardio not helping with this.
All exercise, including cardio is going to be beneficial to your health @stormtraders.
However, if you are taking big gulps of air through the mouth when doing light or moderate exercise or worse, when at rest, then you need to improve your breathing.
Try to nose breathe as much as possible and do the exercises daily. You can find a full range of exercises on our youtube channels and our free breathing app.
OA App
📱 Android Play Store:
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oxygen.advantage
📱 Apple store:
apps.apple.com/ie/app/oxygen-advantage/id1589260950
Take things slowly, don't push yourself too hard. Gradual progress is still good progress.
@@OxygenAdvantage thanks alot for your advice and i will keep working at it.
@@OxygenAdvantage hi there! I would like the come back on the “issue” i have been practicing some breath holds but mainly trying cardio with mouth closed. My cardio has improved pretty well but my control pause is still 5 seconds. Any idea how that could come? Its been a couple weeks now.
Thanks in advance 🙏🏻
Greetings storm
Hi @@stormtraders
The CP or BOLT score in OA is a guide more than a hard fast rule so people should never worry about slight fluctuations in the score.
However 20 is a good base level that we like people to be at. So 5 is a very low score.
The breath holds are likely going to be the most beneficial to you at this stage as you are still feeling a lot of breathlessness.
Although this video is aimed at children, try this 'steps' exercise from our Buteyko Clinic channel. It is one of the best we have for improving CP. Try it twice a day and after two weeks, see how many steps you can do by the end.
This should really help you start to see improvement.
ruclips.net/video/x5ghlaU0XG8/видео.html
@@OxygenAdvantage thanks so much 🙏🏻
I am willing to meet you.