OWN YOUR BREATH AND OWN YOUR LIFE

Own your breathe and own your life!

To reinforce last weeks message, lung capacity is one of the greatest indicators of longevity and lifespan. The optimal breathing rate is ~5.5 breaths per minute (5.5 second inhale/ 5.5 second exhale).

WE are in control of our breathe!

Our breathe directly dictates the acidity/pH level of our circulatory system that penetrates every organ and tissue of our body. Although breathe is autonomic, we can conscientiously recalibrate at any moment of the day.

Utilize more lung capacity > increase lung surface area > increase oxygen saturation in the body> increase energy!

In an acute training protocol such as sprinting for 1 minute on a bicycle at maximum output, we feel the burning sensation as acidity builds up in our legs/tissue. After 2 minutes of recovery, that feeling diminishes as our kidneys aid in a “buffering” process . Renal buffering releases an alkaline compound called bicarbonate into the urine reducing bicarbonate levels in the blood, effectively lowering pH levels back to homeostasis.

When we are chronically over-breathing (Ex. demands of work, work-life balance, pandemic, finances, pain etc.), this constant renal buffering depletes the body of essential minerals. When bicarbonate leaves the body through the urine, it depletes mineral stores of magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, etc. showing symptomatically as nerves malfunction, smooth muscle spasms, bone density loss and cells no longer efficiently create energy.

Utilize more lung capacity > increase lung surface area > increase oxygen saturation in the body> increase energy!