Category: Buteyko

  • Learning about the control pause

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    The Control Pause, also known as comfortable Pause or BOLT score, is a measurement to determine our tolerance to carbon dioxide in our bloodstream. Why is this important? Well the brain monitors how much carbon dioxide is in the blood and when it reaches a certain point it tells the body to breathe. Of course…

  • Just breathe…and exercise 

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    The Buteyko Method, which emphasises nasal breathing, breath control, and reduced breathing volume, aims to optimise oxygen delivery by balancing CO₂ levels in the blood. Seeing that during exercise more energy is required by the body the way that we breathe can affect how well we perform during exercise. Furthermore, better awareness of our breath…