| Happy Sunday, folks. On breathing, or lack thereof. I've been playing around with my breathing lately. I've been doing actual breathing exercises recommended by Erwan LeCorre, the founder of MovNat and a really interesting man. If you're interested in more on breathing from him, he has a live online course that's apparently getting great results in the people who attend it. Try this out for yourself: Get a stopwatch or use the timer on your phone. Sit somewhere quietly, gently breathing through your nose.
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When you feel ready, exhale through your nose and hold your breath. Hold it as long as you can comfortably. What does that mean? Don't turn blue in the face. Don't claw at your throat. Don't fight back the overwhelming urge to breathe. Instead, hold your breath as long as you can while still remaining calm, comfortable, and level-headed. When you get that urge to breathe. It may feel like you have to swallow. You may feel a tightness in your throat. At any rate, when you feel those signs, breathe. Continue breathing normally for 30 seconds, In and out of your nose. Then, after 30 seconds, do another breath hold after exhaling. Again, time yourself. Again, hold it as long as you can comfortably. Again, resume normal breathing when it gets uncomfortable. Repeat this 5 or 6 more times. You may find that by the end, you're holding your breath longer than the first time, and that it's getting easier than before. This is very similar to my Primal Endurance method for building an aerobic base. Instead of running hard for long distances, you run easy for long distances and what's "easy" starts getting faster and faster. Try doing this every day. Track your breath holding time and see how much it improves. Try it out and let me know how it went in the comment section of New and Noteworthy. | 
