Breathing Techniques

[OKI_GI]

Same experience as abv--30-45 minutes on the old Nordic Track 3 times a week alternating with long slow runs or treadmill time drive air consumption down quick. Breath control helps, but aerobic physical condition is the real determinant. No pain--no gain! and you'll live longer to pay insurance premiums to boot!

[PaulChristenson]

Time for the next generation to respond...
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[eric_in_az]

I agree with what's already been said. Fitness is good (I walk daily and inline skate a couple of times a week) and skip breathing is bad. The only difference between my underwater breathing and my ordinary breathing is that I tend to exhale a little more fully when I'm diving. Other than that, I just breathe normally.

[serambin]

that the best breathing techinque is to ensure that the number of times one inhales should be equal to the number of times one exhales.

or at least that is what my fortune cookie says

That's a good plan!!! I like the four seconds in and four seconds out. You do not feel an oxygen deprivation and you conserve air at the same time. I think the most important aspect is to use more of your lungs than you do everyday in normal breathing. Any attempt to restrict breathing results in an increase in air consumption and inefficient use of air and an Oxygen deficit.

Stan