Breathing Improvement

29th May 2009 · Breathing

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Here’s an update at the end of the second phase of my little study:

After 3 weeks of measuring 30 vital capacity breaths a day, peak measurements improved from 6.6 liters to 7.3 liters.

After 3 weeks of measuring 30 peak expiratory flow/forced expiratory volume maneuvers per day, peak measurements improved from 720/4.75 to 735/5.00.

In both cases, a significant measurable improvement, especially given the limited amount of time! The final phase, which I’ll start tonight, will be combining the two: measuring 30 vital capacity breaths and 30 PEF/FEV1 maneuvers per day for 3 weeks. It will be interesting to see if combining the two will result in similar improvement, superior improvement (resulting from a sort of optimization), or lesser improvement (from over-taxing muscles).

Update and conclusions in 3 weeks!

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John, It's a little expensive, but I would recommend a <a href="http://www.usneurologicals.com/index.php?app=ecom&ns=prodshow&ref=BSPIR" rel="nofollow">Buhl pocket spirometer</a>. If that's too expensive, you could try an incentive spirometer like <a href="http://www.exmed.net/p-3686-hudson-rci-voldyne-5000-incentive-spirometer.aspx?DefaultVariantID=27667&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=cse&utm_term=HUD719009EACH&gclid=Cj0KEQiAkdajBRCJ_7_j6sCck7wBEiQAppb2i7bXFMs4mXx1Vrv85k67Y2-EkWhVCoeNdtVcV8MyEyQaAonL8P8HAQ" rel="nofollow">this one</a>, but it only goes up to 5 liters.
Written on Wed, 26 Nov 2014 16:47:30 by wkimball

Hello, I think 7.3 liters is gigantic capacity. I looked at the Arnold Jacobs capacity chart and maybe it's outdated but it shows a male at age 20 who's 6'11" having a vital capacity of 6.4 . So yours is really great. What would I buy ( inexpensive ) to check mine. I do have some very good Claude Gordon breathing exercises to maximize what natural capacity I do have. Thanks, John
Written on Tue, 25 Nov 2014 14:32:56 by John