Breathe, Breathe In The Air

[mr potatohead]

Intercostal breathing is a dysfunctional way of inhaling and exhaling. It stimulates the sympathetic response in the vagus nerve system and should be avoided. The sympathetic response is the "fight or flight stress response", so intercostal breathing (chest heaving) creates stress and is a very unhealthy habit.
For most of the time we're alive, unless we need to outrun danger, intercostal breathing is the opposite of healthy breathing.

[trinnity]

dont be afraid to care.

[fastfor40]

But, I read on another forum, and I doubt you've heard of it because it has about three members and the alleged guru is pretty much an unknown...anyway, he says intercostal breathing is the healthiest way to breathe. I guess the guy has some kind of medical training - I think he took a 90-minute first-aid class offered by a local Community Ed, but he insisted to breathe any other way was inefficient and possibly unhealthy.

[Dave Reslo]

I love breathing, I don't have a formal routine but I breathe several times throughout the day.

[Mr Average]

As far as I know I even breathe in my sleep, but I cannot confirm it.

[Bruce Tackett]

Feb 12, 2019 12:54:49 GMT Dave Reslo said:

I love breathing, I don't have a formal routine but I breathe several times throughout the day.

Really?? I'm going to try that in this morning's workout!

[Bruce Tackett]

But...but....according to an Internationally renown strength and fitness coach and ordained minister of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, amen, intercostal breathing is the only way to induce highly oxygenated blood! Or was it isometrics? Or was it DVR's? Or DSR's? Or rebounding? I really can't remember which.

[Mr Average]

Well the last time I was near the coast was July last year, I do not think I could have held my breathe all this time.

[fredhutch]

Yeah, this is why while I found the book "Warrior's Way" interesting, I couldn't bring myself to do it...all chest breathing and lots of tension in the abs and diaphragm, and you're supposed to do this all the time. Might build you up, I don't know, but it also might put you in an early grave too.

[gruntbrain]

Build your breathing muscles with deep inhalations and exhalations ; move your diaphragm

[fredhutch]

And I might add, that being obsessed with your Barbie doll waistline and sucking in your gut all the time, like someone we know, is not healthy at all...too much tension and stagnation in an area that doesn't get enough moving around to begin with.

[gruntbrain]

Make a beer belly on the inhale

[Bruce Tackett]

The way I see it, we breathe naturally, as nature intended us to breathe. We don't spend our days focusing on our breathing, it is a natural function. If we're breathing too shallowly, we sigh, taking in a deep breath. We breath steadily and easily while walking. We breathe deeply while working out. When I workout, I works out hard. When I sit, I sits loose. When I thinks, I falls asleep.

[billfish]

As I'm reading here I just noticed that.........I'm breathing !
Amazing !  

[Mr Average]

Of course if people are still confused