{"id":2275,"date":"2013-09-24T12:30:45","date_gmt":"2013-09-24T12:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icaro.med.br\/artigos\/?p=2275"},"modified":"2025-06-21T13:51:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T16:51:53","slug":"breathing-fuel-breathing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/en\/breathing-fuel-breathing\/","title":{"rendered":"Breath = fuel: Let's BREATHE well?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size:18px\">I already know you're breathing, or you wouldn't be reading this!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_40323\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\"  data-relstop=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X1S0XqPtJ0w?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">In this video, recorded in 2014, I take a closer look at the role of breathing in boosting our production capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_61413\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\"  data-relstop=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NpeKLuomAjQ?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">The problem, however, is that most of us don't breathe properly and this causes or worsens various disorders in our bodies. This is because the oxygen that comes from the air we breathe is one of the fuels without which nothing in the body or mind can function (the other basic fuels are water, food and good circulation, which comes mainly from regular physical exercise); and without fuels, even if only one is missing, any machine begins to malfunction, thus triggering or maintaining symptoms and illnesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">And obtaining oxygen via breathing is generally impaired by several factors: pollution (any \u201cstale air\u201d breathed frequently, low in oxygen but high in carbon dioxide - CO2 or even carbon monoxide), smoking (active or passive), stress (both stress and excessive concentration on some activity tend to superficialize respiratory movements - for example, when studying or watching something) and illnesses (for example, anemia). However, the main villain is bad breathing habits, i.e. the bad habit that most people have of not observing their own breathing more constantly and simply taking care to... breathe properly throughout the day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Ideally, we should all regularly adopt practices that teach us how and how to breathe better, such as Yoga, Meditation, Tai Chi, Lian Gong, Ch'i Kung, Pilates... But as this isn't possible for most people, it would be interesting to at least learn the basics of the subject, but one that is feasible in everyday life, wouldn't it? So let's get to it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-basico\"><strong>Basic:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Several times a day, inhale (pull the air in) and exhale (release the air) deeply (avoiding extremes), but make sure you exhale at about twice the rate of the inhale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-avancado\"><strong>Advanced<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Try to do the \u201cbasic\u201d procedure calmly, but seeking the maximum capacity of your lungs (both to fill with air and to empty), in a comfortable position, but one that allows your spine to remain upright, in turns of 1 to 5 minutes at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">* More sensitive people may feel a little dizzy after a few complete inhale-exhale cycles performed in this way (due to the large increase in oxygen reaching the brain). In these cases, it is advisable to do fewer cycles per shift and more shifts per day, if desired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-excelente\"><strong>Excellent<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Do the \u201cadvanced\u201d procedure, but at the end of each inhale, hold the air in your lungs for about 3 seconds, and keep your lungs \u201cairless\u201d for 2 seconds at the end of each exhale. And do it in a quiet environment (if possible with quiet music in the background), trying not to think about anything during the process: if any thoughts come to mind, actively try to focus on the movements of your chest, the noises of inhaling\/exhaling, the sensation of air coming in and going out...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ideal\"><strong>Ideal<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Do the whole \u201cexcellent\u201d procedure frequently, at least once every period (morning, afternoon and evening), every day and several times a week at least one of these activities: Yoga, Meditation, Tai Chi, Lian Gong, Ch'i Kung, Pilates...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Laborious, but possible, isn't it? Carry out the above procedures, starting with the \u201cBasics\u201d and watch your well-being, health and productivity improve!<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Que voc\u00ea est\u00e1 respirando eu j\u00e1 sei, ou n\u00e3o estaria lendo isto! Neste v\u00eddeo, registrado em 2014, abordo de forma mais aprofundada o papel da respira\u00e7\u00e3o em potencializar a nossa capacidade de produ\u00e7\u00e3o. O problema, entretanto, \u00e9 que a maioria de n\u00f3s n\u00e3o respira direito e, por isso, causa ou piora v\u00e1rios dist\u00farbios em seu [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24197,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-habitos-saudaveis-de-vida","category-bases-da-saude"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2275"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2275\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24518,"href":"https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2275\/revisions\/24518"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icaro.med.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}