It seems like we’re stating the blatantly obvious, however, breathing can actually help a lot of conditions, not just lung problems.

Breathing, before anything else, is much more than the intake of oxygen or the release of carbon dioxide. In Ayurvedic medicine, it is believed that during the process of breathing, your brain actually scans what’s going on in the rest of the body. When a person breathes in a shallow manner, then they’re not able to fully scan their body. When that happens, our body’s central computer (ie. our brain) cannot do it’s job of coordinating what goes on in the rest of the body. Such is the interconnectedness of the mind and body that the concept that each part of the body functions independently is crap, for the lack of a better word.

Correct breathing techniques are essential to your health

Breathing is very important. Unfortunately, we often take this for granted. We sometimes focus too much on diet or hydration, to the detriment of learning proper breathing techniques.

Although we may last for weeks without food or a few days without water, there’s only a few precious minutes that we can survive without (breathing) air. It’s important to take deep, diaphragmatic breaths (similar to that of a baby’s). Benefits include lowered stress levels, better sleep, and overall better health, thus it’s definitely something worth putting some thought into.

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Ok, so it’s national men’s health week/month in Australia.

There are so many worthwhile causes relative to the health issues men face, so a this period bring many of these together.

I’m learning right now how tough it is to get my fitness back. Two sessions with my trainer and up to three cardio sessions at altitude (4400 meters or so) are getting me back into shape fortunately – it just requires ongoing effort. Fingers crossed

Want to know more about this “Altitude Room” that I keep talking about? Here you go:

www.tbc.net.au