{"id":241,"date":"2022-11-20T11:54:39","date_gmt":"2022-11-20T10:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/?p=241"},"modified":"2022-12-03T21:20:18","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T20:20:18","slug":"breathing-buteykos-method","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/blog\/2022\/11\/20\/breathing-buteykos-method\/","title":{"rendered":"Breathing &#8211; Buteyko&#8217;s method"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"241\" class=\"elementor elementor-241\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-297c84b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"297c84b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a13b026\" data-id=\"a13b026\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60a046d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60a046d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Breath is not a part of our life that we normally pay any particular attention to. <\/strong>We\u2019ve learned that it\u2019s important to have a proper diet, we\u2019ve learned what\u2019s considered healthy exercise, but breathing is still something so natural that we don\u2019t spend any time thinking about it.\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obviously, breathing should be something natural. Unfortunately, in today\u2019s lifestyle, there aren\u2019t a lot of us who breathe properly\u2026\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re moving less and less, and our bodies are adapting to the unhealthy routine and wrong posture, and as a consequence, we\u2019re hindering our own breathing.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The frequent poor posture negatively impacts our diaphragm. It does not help that our muscle activation patterns are not always satisfactory. We tend to be always overstimulated if not straight up living in constant stress, which in turn contributes to chronic hyperventilation, which in the long run can do a lot of damage. It\u2019s a mechanism similar to smoking cigarettes \u2013 the consequence in the form of cancer is delayed in time, so a lot of us think they\u2019re going to somehow make it. The same is with chronic hyperventilation, and it can also have a lot of adverse effects on the body as well as cause diseases. `<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Do we breathe too much?<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professor Buteyko discovered a relation between health and proper breathing (or the reversal of excessive breathing, to be precise, which is a common issue of the modern times, as already mentioned above). From the physiological point of view, the correct quantity of air we breathe in should oscillate between 4-6 litres per minute (for someone who\u2019s physical activity is kept to a minimum), while a lot of us breathe in more than 6 litres of air, and sometimes even as much as 20\u2026 It does not really affect how much oxygen we have in our blood (we usually have 95-99% anyway), but it makes us release too much carbon dioxide, which is essential for us to be able to use the oxygen. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-531b1a0\" data-id=\"531b1a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9db760 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a9db760\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hand-and-lungs.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hand-and-lungs.png 940w, https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hand-and-lungs-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hand-and-lungs-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b947a1d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b947a1d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71c575c\" data-id=\"71c575c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ff6a7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ff6a7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/lungs-oxygen.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/lungs-oxygen.png 940w, https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/lungs-oxygen-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/lungs-oxygen-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5377967\" data-id=\"5377967\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-060a440 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"060a440\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Not as bad as it seems<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We stereotypically think about carbon dioxide as a by-product of breathing, which needs to be expelled from our body. Nothing could be further from the truth. It\u2019s the carbon dioxide concentration in our body that determines the affinity of oxygen to blood \u2013 or whether it\u2019s easier or harder to provide oxygen to tissues (the Bohr effect). If we have too little CO<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2082<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (which happens when we breathe excessively), there is not enough oxygen being released to the tissues, so we can\u2019t take advantage of the extra oxygen we have in our organism. This, in turn, makes us feel deficient in oxygen, so we\u2019re breathing even more, and we\u2019re stuck in a vicious circle and it\u2019s hard to break out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Buteyko method has been originally designed with asthmatics in mind, but the professor soon realised it can also help with other ailments and can even improve the overall quality of life of the healthy. It\u2019s all very logical: our tissues need oxygen to function, so if our breathing hinders them from using the oxygen, it\u2019s not a good thing. You\u2019ll be pleased to hear that with relatively easy exercises, we can reverse this situation and teach our body how to breathe properly, which could help us solve some difficult health issues.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proper breathing can do us much good on several levels: biomechanical, biochemical and psychophysiological. By underestimating the breath\u2019s role in our lives (we\u2019re breathing \u201csomehow\u201d after all), we\u2019re actively obstructing our bodies from keeping us in good health.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-80a07cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80a07cd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bbe8a9\" data-id=\"1bbe8a9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4ca474 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4ca474\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Qualities of good breathing:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">breathe in and breathe out through the nose<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">slow<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">smooth<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">using your diaphragm \u2013 deep<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">quiet or even imperceptible<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">regular<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">calm even when talking<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gentle even during sleep\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">yawning with your mouth closed (so as not to lose CO\u2082)<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>What can hinder good breathing:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a common misconception that \u201clarge\u201d breath is healthy, or the fundamental misunderstanding of what\u2019s a deep breath<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stress<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">overeating\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">diet rich in processed foods<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">no regular exercise<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">too much or too little sleep<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">overheating the rooms we spend time in<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">environment pollution<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We don\u2019t have control over a lot of these factors. With some simple exercises, we can get back on track with proper breathing, but we need to know HOW to do that. We\u2019re back to what I\u2019m repeating all the time: what\u2019s most important is awareness and education.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>PS<\/strong> This is a short and general description of a broad topic. If you\u2019d like to read more, use this link: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/butejko.pl\/metoda-butejki\/podstawy-metody-butejko\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/butejko.pl\/metoda-butejki\/podstawy-metody-butejko\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (a Polish website on the Buteyko method under the auspices of Buteyko\u2019s student, Patrick McKeown \u2013 you\u2019ll find me in the \u201cinstructors\u201d tab \ud83d\ude09 ).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99040b6\" data-id=\"99040b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5883f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b5883f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/lungs.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Lungs &amp; Breathing\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/lungs.png 768w, https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/lungs-300x173.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breath is not a part of our life that we normally pay any particular attention to. We\u2019ve learned that it\u2019s important to have a proper diet, we\u2019ve learned what\u2019s considered healthy exercise, but breathing is still something so natural that we don\u2019t spend any time thinking about it.\u00a0 Obviously, breathing should be something natural. Unfortunately, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":242,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":250,"href":"https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241\/revisions\/250"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}