There is nothing new about the importance of breathing. Just a few minutes of oxygen deprivation is enough to destroy the brain’s ability to process incoming information forever. However, it isn´t just important THAT we breathe, but also HOW we breathe. If the way we breathe is just slightly out of balance, over time it will lead to severe negative consequences, since we breathe so much each and every day.
TWELVE IMPORTANT BENEFITS OF
IMPROVING OUR BREATHING HABITS
01
boost your energy
Energy production with oxygen
is far more efficient since it gives up to 16 times more energy
compared to without oxygen
02
increase fat burning
Fat can only be burned in the
presence of oxygen, so impaired
breathing closes the door slightly
to our fat reserves
Life starts and stops with a breath. We survive without food for weeks, without water for days, but without air we cannot survive more than a few minutes. By taking control of our breathing and improving the way we breathe we will oxygenate our body more efficiently.
TWELVE IMPORTANT BENEFITS OF
IMPROVING OUR BREATHING HABITS
Do you know that we take about 1,000 breaths each hour, that’s up to 25,000 breaths in a single day. That’s 10-20 kg of air passing in and out of our system each day, which is ten times more than the amount of food we eat. This says a lot of how important our breathing is.
TWELVE IMPORTANT BENEFITS OF
IMPROVING OUR BREATHING HABITS
09
less worry
When afraid and worried we breathe
high up in our chest in an attempt to
“run away” from the unpleasant feelings
often situated in our abdominal area
10
experience less pain
Tense, non-rhythmic and stressed
breathing makes for a strained,
non-rhythmic and stressed heart
Do you have less energy than you would like? Do you toss and turn at night and wake up tired? Is your brain constantly on red alert? Do you worry about everything? Can’t exercise as you wish? Thousands of people have done our easy 2 minute breathing test and the results are as expected. The worse we breathe or the more we are in stress mode, the poorer our health is.