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In the 1970s, renowned ear, nose and throat specialist Dr Maurice Cottle identified 30 distinct functions of the human nose. Most people know the nose...

Why Sports-Induced Asthma May be Limiting Your Ability to Perform and Keep Fit, and How Breathing Exercises Can Help. Do you cough, struggle to breathe...

Healthy, efficient breathing happens through the nose. But if your nose is blocked, or your tolerance to carbon dioxide is very low, it is likely...

Why You Must Learn to Keep Your Mouth Shut and Breathe Through Your Nose During Exercise.

Exercise intolerance is more common than many people realise. When a young and healthy adult suffers disproportionate breathlessness and cannot withstand the normal stress of...

Breath Holding Benefits and the Oxygen Advantage® - The Surprising Role of Breath Holding in Athletic Performance

Breathing exercises on dry land are one of the most under-used tools in competitive swimming. Evidence shows they boost speed, VO2 max, stroke coordination, and...

The short answer is: breathe through your nose. Nose breathing is more efficient than mouth breathing, delivers up to 18% more oxygen to the blood,...

Running economy is one of the most important and most overlooked factors in distance running performance. It is a better predictor of marathon and middle-distance...

High altitude simulation is a performance tool that boosts anaerobic capacity, delays muscle fatigue and lactic acid buildup, and gives you a competitive edge that...

The vagus nerve is the body's main relaxation pathway. It controls heart rate, digestion, stress response and recovery. You can stimulate it deliberately through slow,...

How Breathing Exercises Balance the Impact of Intensive Training Oxygen is essential to human life But oxidative stress can cause disease Exercise lowers oxidative stress...

Erythropoietin (EPO) is a hormone produced mainly by the kidneys in response to low oxygen levels. It stimulates the bone marrow to produce and mature...

How to Access the Spleen’s Rich Blood Bank to Boost Your Body’s Oxygen Capacity In this chapter we’ll learn: What is aerobic capacity? What is...

Repeated sprint ability (RSA) is a critical performance factor in rugby, football, basketball, tennis, cycling and any sport requiring repeated maximum efforts. The athlete who...

The Body Oxygen Level Test (BOLT) is a simple breath-hold test from the Oxygen Advantage Method that gives you direct feedback on your breathing volume,...

Muscle Pain? RSI? Fatigue? You May Have a Breathing Pattern Disorder Why Abnormal Breathing Patterns Affect Movement, Stamina and Performance. And What You Can Do...