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Buteyko Method is a type of breathing technique that Russian Doctor Konstantin Buteyko developed in the mid-20th century. The technique is based on the premise that breathing patterns and CO2 levels in the body play a significant role in various health conditions, including respiratory problems, asthma, and sleep disorders, just to list a few. <\/p>\n
Buteyko Method has been successfully learned by many, and tens of thousands of respiratory patients have been treated and cured after learning and practicing this science-based breathing technique. [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/aimwellbreathing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/K-P-Buteyko-MD-PhD-3.jpg” title_text=”Buteyko Reduced Breathing” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”0e4f88cb-8963-4036-bb17-7eec976af742″ custom_padding=”38px|92px||24px||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” alt=”Buteyko Reduced Breathing” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”14addc52-5b4c-47bd-8074-ede5c54c5ad1″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”63dffe7e-33bf-4664-8431-19558915a1c6″ header_3_text_color=”#0C71C3″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
Learning of Buteyko Method, however, is not without challenges and difficulties.<\/p>\n
If you have been practicing Buteyko Method, you will know that Reduced Breathing is one of the key parts of the training in addition to Breath-hold.<\/p>\n
To practice the Reduced Breathing of Buteyko Method normally requires generating a light air hunger.<\/p>\n
There are various interpretations of what \u201clight air hunger<\/strong>\u201d means.<\/p>\n In the book \u201cAdvanced Buteyko Breathing Exercises\u201d by Dr. Artour Rakhimov, he suggests the following:<\/p>\n Note: CP means Control Pause, a way to measure breath-hold time by Buteyko.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/aimwellbreathing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Advanced-Buteyko-Breathing-Exercises.jpg” title_text=”Advanced Buteyko Breathing Exercises” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”0e4f88cb-8963-4036-bb17-7eec976af742″ custom_margin=”|149px||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”c5389c89-69d7-4288-9e3b-c18f7173a95c” custom_padding=”32px||6px|81px||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”14addc52-5b4c-47bd-8074-ede5c54c5ad1″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/aimwellbreathing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/breathin-to-heal-image.jpg” title_text=”breathin to heal image” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”0e4f88cb-8963-4036-bb17-7eec976af742″ custom_padding=”||0px|43px||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”63dffe7e-33bf-4664-8431-19558915a1c6″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n In the book \u201cBreathing to Heal\u201d by Sasha Yakovleva, she says:<\/p>\n \u201cTry to decrease the volume of breathing by imagining that your airflow becomes a little diminished\u201d.<\/p>\n All of the described ways to achieve \u201cair hunger\u201d are either vague or hard to follow correctly in practice:<\/p>\n Even Dr. Buteyko thought that generating the right amount of light air hunger was the most difficult to learn from his described method as below:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”14addc52-5b4c-47bd-8074-ede5c54c5ad1″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”63dffe7e-33bf-4664-8431-19558915a1c6″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Furthermore, in Buteyko Method, the main metric to test how you breathe is via CP measurement. This is a simple and accurate way to measure how well the body gets oxygenation, provided that it is measured correctly. However, as many of us experienced, the CP can be affected by many factors, making it vary from time to time. This is perhaps one of the main difficulties in practicing Buteyko Breathing.<\/p>\n In addition, CP is an indirect and non-Realtime way to guide your breathing exercises, for example, it can not be used directly as a metric during Reduced Breathing training, and it can only be used as a body CO2 tolerance or oxygen level monitor before and after each breathing exercise.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”63dffe7e-33bf-4664-8431-19558915a1c6″ header_2_text_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n All the issues mentioned above related to Reduced Breathing can be rooted in the fact that there are no tools that are readily available to measure breathing data, in particular, breathing volume. <\/p>\n As Reduced Breathing simply means to reduce breathing volume following Buteyko Method, it is no brainer to say that we need a device to measure the volume we breathe in order to practice reduced breathing, so that we know how much air we breathe, and how much air we need to reduce during breathing exercises. <\/p>\n Over more than half a century until now, people who practiced Buteyko reduced breathing have had to use gut feel and guessing to guide the exercise. It is understandable that in the era of Buteyko, there weren\u2019t breathing measurement devices that ordinary people can get access easily. [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”c5389c89-69d7-4288-9e3b-c18f7173a95c” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”14addc52-5b4c-47bd-8074-ede5c54c5ad1″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”63dffe7e-33bf-4664-8431-19558915a1c6″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n You may wonder: are there any easy ways to measure breathing nowadays at all, like measuring a heart rate? And is there an alternative or equivalent way to complement CP? The answer is YES.<\/p>\n The good news is that, with Aimwell AYO BT+, breathing volume can be measured directly.<\/p>\n Further, we recommend a new metric that can clearly and accurately define air hunger in Reduced Breathing based on CP, that is Minute Ventilation (MV) \u2013 a metric for breathing volume in one minute.<\/p>\n Relationship between CP and MV:<\/p>\n CP is, in most cases, related to MV. Thus, once the CP is known, the corresponding MV can be correlatedly defined.<\/p>\n To define a level of air hunger, a reduced MV as a breathing target can be derived by adding a predetermined period to the CP measured.<\/p>\n If you breathe at a certain MV with just near zero air hunger, the MV can be correlated back to CP. This can be used as an alternative to CP measurement.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/aimwellbreathing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/realtime-highlight-bt.png” title_text=”realtime-highlight-bt” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”0e4f88cb-8963-4036-bb17-7eec976af742″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”14addc52-5b4c-47bd-8074-ede5c54c5ad1″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”63dffe7e-33bf-4664-8431-19558915a1c6″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Further, we can also define the target MV based on the level of air hunger. <\/strong>For example, if we define the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n No air hunger as No RB: MV corresponding to your CP.<\/p>\n Light air hunger as RB1: 10% less of MV corresponding to your CP.<\/p>\n Moderate Air Hunger as RB2: 25% less of MV corresponding to your CP.<\/p>\n Strong Air Hunger as RB3: 50% less of MV corresponding to your CP.<\/p>\n Then we can have the following target MVs forNo RB, RB1, RB2, RB3 in relation to your CPs:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/aimwellbreathing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/target-MVs-forNo-RB-RB1-RB2-RB3-in-relation-to-your-CPs.png” title_text=”target MVs forNo RB, RB1, RB2, RB3 in relation to your CPs” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”0e4f88cb-8963-4036-bb17-7eec976af742″ custom_margin=”||8px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”63dffe7e-33bf-4664-8431-19558915a1c6″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Note: for body weights other than 70Kg, the corresponding MVs can be proportionally calculated.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”63dffe7e-33bf-4664-8431-19558915a1c6″ header_3_text_color=”#000000″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n By using MV as Reduced Breathing training metric, it removes the difficulties when it comes to practicing a level of air hunger accurately. It also provides an alternative way to find out your CP. This is a game-changer for practicing Buteyko Reduced Breathing, as it can help achieve more effective Reduced Breathing exercises that promise an easier and quicker journey in your endeavor to normalize your breathing.<\/p>\n So if you have a hard time making progress in your Buteyko Breathing training, wait no further to acquire this great Australian invention AYO BT+ to help you out.<\/p>\n Related Article:<\/p>\n\n
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How Do We Solve the Issues?<\/h3>\n
Aimwell\u2019s Solution to Solve the Issues<\/h2>\n
Final Words<\/u><\/h3>\n