When I started my resistance-exercise program about 1 month ago my biggest problem was breathing. Problem was when I thought about my breathing hyperventilated and when I didn’t think about it, I ran out of breath. So, to learn your own breathing pattern is very important. Remember, always talk to a professional…if you can afford it, get yourself a personal trainer!

Wow, here is an interesting piece of news.…A pilot study from the National Eye Institute with diabetics suggests oxygen delivered through the nose improves poor vision caused by diabetic macular edema. Researchers studied five diabetics who had macular edema and were given extra oxygen for three months. The results were astonishing. The patients were able to see two lines higher on a standard eye chart.
http://www.taichikungsecrets.com/blog/tai-ch-breathing

Breathing and Exercise

- breathing is just as important for your health as the exercise itself
- do not hold your breath while exercising
- you should not be short of breath or gasping for breath during exercise
- you can actually train yourself to breathe in different ways
- brief meditation and breathing techniques before and after exercise can improve your results
- be aware of your breathing both at rest and during exercise to help know when you’ve reached your physical limit and need to cool down
- breathing puts oxygen into our blood and tissues
- proper breathing techniques during exercise will prevent getting that exhausted feeling and increase the amount of time you are able to continue the strenuous activity
- breathe a 3:2 inhale-to-exhale ratio; full inhales and full exhales. This means you inhale on the left, right, left foot strikes and exhale fully on the right, left foot strikes.
- always exhale on exertion during exercises, lifting, pushing, or pulling
- oxygen + water = you burning away fat
- focus on breathing during exercise helps maintain a rhythm