Is Holding Your Breath Good For You?

Holding your breath might not seem like a good idea. If you do it too long, bad things could happen. However, practicing holding your breath might be good for overall health and wellness. Some research suggests it will increase red blood cells, optimize hormone profiles, boost the immune system, and improve mood and memory by decreasing stress.

In this video, I discuss three breathing techniques. Buteyko, which has become popular in the book The Oxygen Advantage. Also Wim Hof method as well as David Blaine breathing.

[Dan-vmfj]

The presenter is literarly straight forward and to the point, also shout out to him for offering the resources at the end! Perfect

[tracyriccio]

This video was absolutely perfect, thank you for reinforcing my understanding of these things and I can't wait to practice!!

[RGTomoenage]

I like doing it because it feels like a good upper back stretch

[sunsmilesjoy]

Yogic science discovered this thousands of years ago!! 👍🏼👍🏼

[nikitaw]

At night and in morning and had a great day. Hope continues.

[msi]

You are good, I am pretty sure you have a busy practice, I wish you were closer to where I live. Thanks and good luck.

[vyisijean]

I'm in burundi and I'm practicing what Jeff says

[nikitaw]

For me makes workouts a lot easier. Remember did a method twice daily for 20 minutes for about 2 weeks. Got back in gym and recoveey after back squats sets were heaps quicker.

[ronfox]

Very well done.
Got right to the point with the necessary information. Thats rare in breathwork vids

[buddygordy]

If you're going for the first method, how often do you do this? How many days a week and how many times per day on the days that you hold your breath?

[Rianstarwalker]

In my research I have found the most effective means for breath exercises would be the 4, 7, 8 technique As it means for helping with Anxiety and relaxing the sympathetic nervous system. So for the healthiest amount of time for holding your breath should be no more than 30 seconds. beyond that starts to hurt your body after 2 or 3 minutes is when it will start to become harmful.

[nikitaw]

Wish he talked about benefits a bit more. What are the cognitive benefits exactly. Maybe ill listen again

[kvijaya]

Can you create a video on how to breath without involving shoulder muscles

[mamunurrashid]

Breath hold method is a seriously powerful method...

[Josephduganmusic]

No mention of Yoga? Patanjali's Yoga Sutras talk about holding your breath and were written about 2000 years ago. Hatha yoga uses both internal and external holding, deep breathing and two methods of rapid breathing as mentioned. But the good news is that there are traditions of breath holding, this video is great for people who may not find themselves interested in yoga due to the rapid westernization and diluted conception of it that is most well known as some sort of fancy aerobics. haha thanks for spreading the word on breath control!

[GraduadoFigo]

Great video. May I add that it is safer not to do breathwork videos on techniques, one is not qualified to teach or has extensive experience in (even with the disclaimers' displays "this is not the whole method" etc)?

[djandyfiftysix]

Buteyko breathing is though the nose doc

[nikitaw]

Full utilisation of o2 and tolerance of co2 whilst strengthening breathing muscles due to contractions.

[lupu]

I have a question Jeff.
Do you know whether this "holding breath" exercise can increase red blood cell?
thanks

[miguelmontanez]

I hold my breath during my burpees and squat sets and had no idea about the benefits, thanks for this information.

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