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Book SynopsisThe secret to your health, fitness and overall wellbeing lies in the most basic and overlooked aspect of your workout: how you breathe. Developing body strength while ignoring breathing strength is counterproductive.
In The Oxygen Advantage, Patrick McKeown combines his successful breathing exercises with techniques designed to simulate high-altitude training in a highly successful programme that will significantly improve anyone''s health but will also empower athletes to improve their sports performance. These scientifically validated exercises have the potential to drastically improve your overall fitness, whether you are a habitual couch potato or an Ironman triathlon champion.
These easy-to-use techniques can help to reduce your breathlessness, improve your sleep as well as reduce anxiety and stress. Drawing on his own experiences as an ex-asthmatic and the work he has done to help athletes and asthma sufferers alike to achieve greater fitness, Patrick shows you the key to a healthier, fitter you.
Trade ReviewThousands of people have found that breathing training has helped them to control and even overcome their asthma. If you want to teach yourself this valuable technique I thoroughly recommend you read Patrick McKeown. -- Patrick Holford
The Oxygen Advantage, which is an extension of Patrick McKeown's work as a Buteyko coach, is one strategy that I believe should be included in your health habit arsenal . . . I use it personally and would strongly encourage you to apply it to your life so you can reap the rewards. -- Dr Joseph Mercola
An interesting book that proves the way we breathe has the potential to transform our bodies, health and sport performance. By combining successful Buteyko breathing exercises with techniques designed to simulate high altitude training and drawing on his own experiences as an ex-asthmatic, McKeown has created a highly successful, scientifically validated programme that can significantly improve anyone's health. * Yoga Magazine *
