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Breathing affects functional movement Exercise-induced asthma, lack of sleep, anxiety as well as dysfunctional breathing patterns deprive athletes of their best performance possible. Dysfunctional breathing is as simple as unconscious over breathing manifesting itself in the following ways: Breathing through the mouth by day and night Upper chest movement Irregular breathing Breathlessness Sports Injury   Sleepi

Breathe through the nose for better oxygenation How we breathe influences Oxygen (O²) transfer from our blood to our muscles and organs. Haemoglobin is the protein molecule in red blood cells (erythrocytes) that carries O² from the lungs to the body’s tissues and organs and returns Carbon Dioxide (CO²) from the tissues back to the lungs   The air we breathe contains 21% O². The bloods O² saturation (SpO²) is a p

Breath-work is becoming the common denominator in dealing with stress in sport as well as the workplace Not only does stress, fear and anxiety cause fast, upper chest and irregular breathing that feeds into Breathing Pattern Disorders (BPD), but in turn, BPD feeds back into Anxiety, Stress and Panic Disorder (1). In simple terms BPD can be seen simply as over-breathing sending agitation signals to the brain. These si