Better Breathing for Health, Fitness & Longevity

This course explores the advantages of Nose Breathing versus Mouth Breathing and how nose breathing is beneficial for Health, Fitness and Longevity. With the exception of us humans, all mammals breathe just through their noses. As this course demonstrates the nose was built for breathing and the mouth wasn't (the exceptions are laughing and talking).

Nose breathing is associated with activation of the Parasympathetic Nervous system which means nose breathing is important in activities that require a relaxed state of mind and reduced energy expenditure. Mouth breathing on the other hand is connected to the Fight, Flight, Freeze (Sympathetic) part of our Nervous System and is more likely when we are in panic mode.

The course explores the benefits of nose breathing for:

Respiratory Health -     the Nasal hairs in the nose act as coarse filters, catching larger particles, dust, and other contaminants before they enter the respiratory tract.

Dental Health -  Allows the mouth to look after the teeth and maintain a health aural microbiome

General Health - Nose breathing is associated with Deeper and more rejuvenating Sleep

Relaxation - Nose breathing activates the Parasympathetic Nervous System

Fitness -  The nose controls the amount of air we take in and take out and It allows us to extract more oxygen from the air (due to a number of reasons). It also keeps the heart rate lower.

>>> I first learn about the benefits of nose breathing back in 1995 when I read a book entitled 'Body, Mind, Sport' and I immediately started to put mouth breathing consciously into practice when doing High Intensity Exercise. I love strategies for Health and FItness that one can put into practice on oneself (to see the results) and not have to rely on the (so called) experts to tell us what's best. So this course in part is about my 20 years of experience with Mouth Breathing and how this has impacted my general health and wellbeing.  <<<