| Deep breathing: The ultimate training regimen for | | | | guessed that I ever had rheumatic fever. My whole life |
| fitness, tranquility, and over all good health. This is one | | | | changed as I was now able to train for hours at a time |
| of the most over looked training methods of today's | | | | & run up mountains while shouldering a heavy log |
| time. | | | | for many miles. |
| Firming and toning you naturally from your core. | | | | A student of mine had Asama and had to use a |
| Working out ward from head to toe. From the | | | | prescription breather. He always woke fatigued. After |
| experience of this author, deep breathing is the ultimate | | | | teaching him basic deep breathing, within a week he |
| exercise! | | | | woke more energized. After 90 days he no longer |
| Deep breathing exercises have been around for well | | | | needed his inhaler. |
| over 2500 years. Taoist Masters have been | | | | There are many types of deep breathing exercises. |
| documented as to have reached ages modern man to | | | | The most important parts of deep breathing has to be |
| this day can not fathom. Able to accomplish amazing | | | | regulating your breaths three to four seconds in, and |
| feats of strength and stamina that can only be | | | | three to four seconds out. Along with being rhythmic |
| classified as super human. | | | | with your breathing. |
| I was diagnosed with Rheumatic Fever (a heart | | | | For someone who is just beginning, try doing a relaxing |
| condition) at an early age. This condition limited me in | | | | deep breathing exercises, and focus on regulating your |
| ways of fitness conditioning and retaining a physically | | | | breathing, keeping a slow & steady, rhythmic |
| strenuous job. Deep breathing helped me make a 360 | | | | pace. You will come to love the results. For the more |
| turn in my daily life. | | | | advanced student that seeks more intense exercises, |
| After practicing this twice a day (75 deep breaths in | | | | try tension breathing. This will push you to your limits. |
| the morning after I woke, & 75 deep breaths just | | | | I teach these methods to all of my students (MMA |
| before bed) for 6 months, my stamina, lung capacity, | | | | martial artists, combat vets, senior citizens, and kids 4 |
| and heart rate was compared to an Olympic | | | | to 94) because of the ultimate benefits it has to offer. |
| marathon runner. The physician would have never | | | | |