https://cdn5.dcbstatic.com/files/x/p/xptlife_docebosaas_com/1745517600/oOYpJw1YvVhQtq0ZvPobOA/item/a43a77d988822130546ed43c7409ba88c13834fa.pdf This research presentation titled "The Effects of Nasal Breathing on Exercise Tolerance" by Thomas et al. (2009), presented at the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Annual Congress. The study investigates the impact of nasal-only breathing on exercise performance in healthy university students. Key Findings: - Nasal Breathing Benefits: Nasal breathing filters, warms, and moistens the air, providing cleaner and more optimal conditions for the lungs compared to mouth breathing. It also adds nitric oxide to inspired air, which acts as a bronchodilator and vasodilator, enhancing respiratory efficiency. - Exercise Performance: The study aimed to determine whether individuals could maintain nasal breathing during incremental exercise and how it affects exercise tolerance. While the specific results are not detailed in the provided excerpt, the research suggests that training individuals to sustain nasal breathing during physical activity could improve exercise performance and respiratory health. - Implications for Physiotherapy: The findings highlight the importance of incorporating nasal breathing techniques into physiotherapy practices, especially for patients with respiratory conditions. It suggests that physiotherapists should consider training individuals to prolong nasal breathing during exercise to enhance respiratory function and overall health. This research underscores the significance of nasal breathing in maintaining optimal respiratory health and its potential benefits in improving exercise tolerance. Let me know what you think.

Loved reading this article. A lot of useful information and also helps to better understand how we can "fuel" our muscles better. Nose vs. mouth breathing– acute effect of different breathing regimens on muscular endurance https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10858538/

This is an interesting article that I found about the benefits of adding breath work to your daily routine at work. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9877284/

I was reading about DaVInici and came across his seven principles for embracing innovation and creativity to drive progress and solve complex problems. These principles can be applied to innovation, creativity, and life. A key takeaway for me is that if you can accept that failure is a part of the process and navigate your stress response to these failures, you can grow both professionally and personally. Applying the Breath 2 Thrive protocol of stress response analysis is integral. IDENTIFY DECONSTRUCT RESPONSE As you read through the principles see how you would apply breathwork to each (or all) of the principles. Let me know you thoughts. DaVINCI's 7 PRINCIPLES: - Curiosita: An insatiable curious approach to life and an unrelenting quest for continuous learning. After all, have you ever met a successful person who does not claim to be a veracious learner? - Dimonstrazione: A commitment to test knowledge through experience, persistence and a willingness to learn from past mistakes. This is pretty much the scientific method applied to everyday life. Thinking back to our WD 40 example in an earlier discussion, it wasn’t the first effort that worked, it was the 40th. - Sensazione: Continual refinement of the senses as the means to enliven experience. To be innovative we must be aware of what is going on around us. One of the important business topics that it relates to that is active listening. Far too often in business we only listen passively and as a result miss vital information that could serve as the inspiration for some new idea. - Sfumato: The literal translation for this term is going up in smoke. It is about our willingness to embrace ambiguity, paradox and uncertainty. As the old saying goes, the only two things that are certain in business are uncertainty and change. - Arte/Scienza: Developing a balance between logic and imagination. After all, imagination without logic is daydreaming, and logic without imagination is boring. Other terms for this are balancing between art and science as well as whole brain thinking. - Corporalita: This is about maintaining a healthy body as well as a healthy mind. Have you ever seen a really unhealthy person who was creative? While there are a few exceptions here and there, they are very rare. One of the core concepts of da Vinci’s approach is keeping our bodies fit being a function of keeping our minds fit. Fit minds lead to more innovative and creative solutions. - Connessione: This is the simple recognition of the interconnectedness of all things and phenomena. As we talked about early on, it isn’t always just an issue of coming up with something totally new, sometimes it about seeing the links between how to use old things in new ways.

Great article about the differences in breathing between males and females. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5980468/ Please leave your opinions of the article!