[Q & A] Why Do I Stop Breathing During Exercise?

During exercise, people often resist consistent breathing patterns.

Why? I’m not sure. But in my experience, MEN are more likely to stop—or hold their breath—during weight training more than WOMEN. Lack of proper education is also to blame. We first learn how to run, throw a ball, or do a situp, in elementary school P.E. class. (Not exactly the panacea for instruction of proper form). We don’t learn HOW to breathe during exercise—and not knowing how (or when) to breathe, can have potentially dangerous consequences.

Learn how to breathe properly….

“ANALOG BREATHING” — THE SAM PAGE BREATHING METHOD

Analog means a continuous physical variable or pressure.

Think about the second hand of a Rolex watch. It moves effortlessly around the face of the watch, without stops or pauses like a “normal” second hand, or a digital second hand. The Rolex second hand is the perfect illustration of what Analog—or Circular—breathing looks like. Air is constantly being inhaled, and exhaled, with no “holding of the breath” at any point throughout the movement.

My experience training clients for thousands of hours is than Analog Breathing™ is a key component to proper weight training and form.