An article in my ACE Certified News made me start thinking about my breathing performance again. With higher blood pressure and a desire to integrate yoga into my routines, breathing is important. So I decided to start doing breathing cycle exercises during my warm-up movements, stretching, and yoga. The cycle is divided into three parts—2 counts inhale, 2 counts hold the breath, and 4 counts exhale. I am up to 4 counts/4 counts/8 counts and this seems to work well with slower activities; I will work on applying an appropriate pace with my cardio activities during my “recovery” week. Even if all I do is become more conscious of my breathing, I will have accomplished something that will increase my oxygen supply, improve my respiratory function, and improve my concentrating during training leading to improvements in performance.
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