Where to Breathe - Nose or Mouth?

We all know the scenario, there’s so much conflicting information given to us we don’t know which way to go. Arthur’s way or Marther's way. A Tri-Breather emailed me asking for “light to be shed” on such a situation. As a lover of walking and running, he had read on a running web site that breathing in and out through the mouth is the proper technique.

Well I can guarantee you this. This is only true for a mere minuscule percent of the human family; for a minuscule amount of time that they breathe. For example…People who perform very quick bursts of acceleration over very short distances – e.g. one hundred metre sprinters.

Certainly not the sort of information that is factual and pertinent, where 99.999% of the general public is concerned. And where the sprinters are concerned for that matter, when they’re not sprinting!

Two of the reasons why is this… It is important that we breathe through the nose, because during its passage this way, the air is warmed, moistened, and filtered of harmful bacteria. The scroll-like turbinate bones (situated behind the nose) are covered with a mucous membrane, impregnated with blood vessels and mucous glands. Expecting your body to perform consistently in our modern environment without filtering the air you breathe in, is leaving the door wide-open for trouble down the road.

The mucous membranes covering the turbinate bones create mucous so you can blow what the air-filtering system collects out, protecting your body from illness. Stabilising and warming the temperature of the air you breathe-in also improves the lungs ability to absorb the oxygen. The way it works is not rocket science, the way it was created to work – incredible, awesome - words cannot describe!

So visualise and know your breath is ENERGY –Implosive and Explosive energy. Breathe through your nose; breathe out through your mouth if it is more comfortable. Stay conscious of your breath and stay strong.