Functional Breathing

Do you breathe well? Breath is the foundation of wellness and performance. The average person will take over a half a billion breaths in their lifetime, with most of them being sub-optimal. Why does that matter? How we breathe influences virtually every area of our physical and mental well-being. Some of the areas impacted by sub-optimal breathing are, premature ageing, lowered cognitive ability (up to 30%), digestion issues, weight gain, sleep issues, stress, anxiety and reduced athletic performance. We teach the "BREATHE Method" and this allows people to monitor, track and adjust their individual programs to obtain their desired outcomes. Be that in the boardroom, bedroom or sporting field. Yes I said bedroom, and yes it's what you are thinking. Sleep. How we breathe during the day impact our breathing patterns when we sleep. Improved breathing, improves sleep. And for those who were thinking for other bedroom activities, yes there are improvements there too. This occur because of the changes that occur with the Autonomic Nervous System when we alter our breathing. Functional Breathing works with individuals, coaches and companies to achieve wellness and performance outcomes. We have found that many elite athletes and high performing executives can still perform at the highest level even with poor breathing patterns. These people have a superhuman ability to grind it out and are doing it much tougher than they need to be. From a performance perspective these people are at risk of premature burnout and significantly increase their risks of serious medical issues. The BREATHE Method teaches you to self audit and to see is you are at risk. The Functional Breathing website openly shares B from breathe and gives some excellent general advise. The BREATHE Method B- Baseline metrics R - Respiratory Theory E - Exercises A - Action Plan T - Training (Breath conditioning) H - Habits E - Evaluate and adjust."Breathe as if your life depends on it"