Box Breathing

#1

Post by mkempe » Sat, Jan 28, 2017, 6:55 PM UTC

Re: Box Breathing

#2

Post by koolba » Sat, Jan 28, 2017, 8:08 PM UTC

If you're ever in a "hold your breath" contest do this right before it starts.

You'll crush the competition by a wide margin (assuming they're not doing the same) and be amazed at how many minutes you can go.

Re: Box Breathing

#3

Post by pmoriarty » Sat, Jan 28, 2017, 8:18 PM UTC

I feel short of breath when I try this.

Re: Box Breathing

#4

Post by mckoss » Sat, Jan 28, 2017, 8:25 PM UTC

pmoriarty wrote: post #3

I feel short of breath when I try this.

You might want to see a doctor about that.

Re: Box Breathing

#5

Post by magic_beans » Sat, Jan 28, 2017, 8:42 PM UTC

pmoriarty wrote: post #3

I feel short of breath when I try this.

You might be breathing with your chest instead of your belly. Try filling your belly with air as you inhale.

Re: Box Breathing

#6

Post by gregschlom » Sat, Jan 28, 2017, 8:45 PM UTC

koolba wrote: post #2

If you're ever in a " hold your breath " contest do this right before it starts. You'll crush the competition by a wide margin (assuming they're not doing the same) and be amazed at how many minutes you can go.

Not sure that that would beat someone doing hyper-ventilation. Hyper-ventilating easily adds 1:30 - 2 minutes of time holding my breath.

Re: Box Breathing

#7

Post by lgas » Sat, Jan 28, 2017, 8:46 PM UTC

koolba wrote: post #2

If you're ever in a " hold your breath " contest do this right before it starts. You'll crush the competition by a wide margin (assuming they're not doing the same) and be amazed at how many minutes you can go.

Any idea why that is?

Re: Box Breathing

#8

Post by beeswax » Sat, Jan 28, 2017, 8:47 PM UTC

Is this what "Breathe" on the Apple Watch tries to help doing?

I never bothered to measure the intervals, so does anyone know if there's more to it? (the watch has access to heart rate and shows a current rate result afterwards; maybe it's adjusting heart rate goals over time?)

Re: Box Breathing

#9

Post by f2f » Sat, Jan 28, 2017, 8:49 PM UTC

mckoss wrote: post #4

pmoriarty wrote: post #3

I feel short of breath when I try this.

You might want to see a doctor about that.

yep. as someone who has suffered sleep apnea for a while once your oxygen levels get so low that you can't hold your breath for 4 seconds it's time to get checked.

Re: Box Breathing

#10

Post by Swizec » Sat, Jan 28, 2017, 8:58 PM UTC

gregschlom wrote: post #6

koolba wrote: post #2

If you're ever in a " hold your breath " contest do this right before it starts. You'll crush the competition by a wide margin (assuming they're not doing the same) and be amazed at how many minutes you can go.

Not sure that that would beat someone doing hyper-ventilation. Hyper-ventilating easily adds 1:30 - 2 minutes of time holding my breath.

Just be careful when using hyperventilation for diving. You can drown. Might pass out before you feel the urge to breathe.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freediving_blackout

That said, it's hella effective. Used it a lot as a kid snorkeling in the Mediterranean. Only swallowed water a few times.