If you have followed me for any length of time, you know that I am head over heals for intentional breath training. Not only have I seen it create enormous changes in movement capabilities for clients, but it also affects the nervous system as well, downregulating the fight or flight response and upregulating rest and digest pathways.
There is even more good news when it comes to practicing regular breathing work: decreased blood pressure! In a recent study published by Colorado University, researchers found, “Working out just five minutes daily via a practice described as “strength training for your breathing muscles” lowers blood pressure and improves some measures of vascular health as well as, or even more than, aerobic exercise or medication. Moreover, the exercise group found, “their systolic blood pressure (the top number) dip nine points on average, a reduction which generally exceeds that achieved by walking 30 minutes a day five days a week. That decline is also equal to the effects of some blood pressure-lowering drug regimens.”
As I have spoked about on the Fitness, Wellness, and Longevity podcast, breathwork is critical for the ageless athlete, and should be a part of your every day routine.
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