{"id":13029,"date":"2019-10-23T06:16:38","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T06:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/?p=13029"},"modified":"2022-08-17T09:30:52","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T07:30:52","slug":"deep-breathing-exercises-to-supercharge-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/yoga-blog\/deep-breathing-exercises-to-supercharge-your-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Deep breathing exercises to supercharge your life"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/div><\/div>With all the dialogue happening these days around superfoods, maybe the most powerful of these energising elixirs all is clearly missing: deep breathing. You can take all the supplements in the world, however these will do little good if you don\u2019t have the catalyst of richly oxygenated blood.<\/p>\n

With your breath, it is possible for you to tap into all the systems in the body<\/a> and open these up, energise, detoxify and strengthen. There is scientific documentation which states that there are people who can subsist on sunlight only. There are even individuals whose breathwork techniques allow them to hold their breath for a period of over 20 minutes underwater. Monks from Tibet can sit naked in the snow, and dry ice-cold wet robes on their bodies by boosting their skin temperature through specialised breathing as well as meditation techniques.<\/p>\n

The physiology behind deep breathing<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cStudies of the physiological effects of slow breathing,\u201d says Lisa Schneider: managing director of Trifocus Fitness Academy, \u201chave uncovered important effects of this practice on the respiratory, cardiovascular, cardiorespiratory and autonomic nervous systems.\u201d<\/p>\n

Key findings of these studies include positive effects on:<\/p>\n

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  • Respiratory muscle activity,<\/li>\n
  • Ventilation efficiency,<\/li>\n
  • Chemoreflex and baroreflex sensitivity,<\/li>\n
  • Heart rate variability,<\/li>\n
  • Blood flow dynamics,<\/li>\n
  • Respiratory sinus arrhythmia,<\/li>\n
  • Cardiorespiratory coupling, and<\/li>\n
  • Sympathovagal balance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    There appears to be potential for use of controlled slow breathing techniques as a means of optimising physiological parameters that appear to be associated with health and longevity, and that may extend to disease states; however, there is a dire need for further research into the area.<\/p>\n