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#48 — Breathwork for Faster Recovery — Matthew Smith, EverAthlete
Sponsor: RePowerU -- a free fitness practices assessment (a 10-minute questionnaire)
Matthew Smith, DC, CES
Dr. Matt Smith is a sports chiropractor, strength coach, and the founder of EverAthlete, an online strength training, injury prevention, and recovery resource for outdoor enthusiasts. Matt has been a trusted coach and consultant to some of the best athletes and highest performers in the world, helping them navigate injuries and perform at their best.
EverAthlete website: https://www.everathlete.fit/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everathlete/?hl=en
Summary
During exercise, approximately 15% of the calories we burn is used for breathing. That is oxygen that is unavailable for our muscles that propel us. What if there was a way to be more efficient in breathing? What if that same skill in breathing would allow us to be more calm and recover faster? To sleep better? Wouldn’t that be a skill worth learning?
Overbreathing
- Caused by stress: shallow chest breathing
- Causes stress: mouth breathing increases stress
- Poor breathing habits
How?
- Belly breathe
- Breath slower
- Nasal breathing
- Get comfortable
How to start
- Everyday life
- Low intensity exercise
- Push the envelope
Videos:
- Diaphragmatic Breath Video: Diaphragmatic Breathing
- Clear the nose to be able to breathe nasally: https://youtu.be/1IWWcyk3_jk
- Switching to nasal breathing during exercise (10-12 weeks): https://youtu.be/0gtlAAQzENw
——Notes on discussion with Matt (not a transcript)--
We are interested in understanding your perspective on how fitness impacts health and longevity, and on how health impacts fitness.
Matt is a sports chiropractor and strength coach. Worked in athletic performance for 15 years. Founded Everathlete….now an online platform focused on helping athletes improve outdoor pursuits: hiking, swimming, biking, running. Training programs and recovery programs. Started with a focus on injury treatment and prevention for athletes…migrated into a performance training company designed to meet people where ever they are, and helping them get to where they want to go. We use a wide variety of resources including strength training, soft tissue therapy, injury prevention techniques, breathwork (as a tool for recovery).
We will be recording two podcasts with Matt. (1) breathwork and (2) performance training for adventure athletes including injury prevention.
Worked with a wide variety of athletes: olympians and world champions, as well as many masters athletes.
Breathwork: Several books have come out in the last few years. Oxygen Advantage, Breath are the most notable.
Q: What is breathwork?
Breathwork is the practice of breathing to improve one’s health. Used it heavily personally and with athletes. Deliberate practice of breath to improve your state of being.
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By wise athletes podcastSponsor: RePowerU -- a free fitness practices assessment (a 10-minute questionnaire)
Matthew Smith, DC, CES
Dr. Matt Smith is a sports chiropractor, strength coach, and the founder of EverAthlete, an online strength training, injury prevention, and recovery resource for outdoor enthusiasts. Matt has been a trusted coach and consultant to some of the best athletes and highest performers in the world, helping them navigate injuries and perform at their best.
EverAthlete website: https://www.everathlete.fit/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everathlete/?hl=en
Summary
During exercise, approximately 15% of the calories we burn is used for breathing. That is oxygen that is unavailable for our muscles that propel us. What if there was a way to be more efficient in breathing? What if that same skill in breathing would allow us to be more calm and recover faster? To sleep better? Wouldn’t that be a skill worth learning?
Overbreathing
- Caused by stress: shallow chest breathing
- Causes stress: mouth breathing increases stress
- Poor breathing habits
How?
- Belly breathe
- Breath slower
- Nasal breathing
- Get comfortable
How to start
- Everyday life
- Low intensity exercise
- Push the envelope
Videos:
- Diaphragmatic Breath Video: Diaphragmatic Breathing
- Clear the nose to be able to breathe nasally: https://youtu.be/1IWWcyk3_jk
- Switching to nasal breathing during exercise (10-12 weeks): https://youtu.be/0gtlAAQzENw
——Notes on discussion with Matt (not a transcript)--
We are interested in understanding your perspective on how fitness impacts health and longevity, and on how health impacts fitness.
Matt is a sports chiropractor and strength coach. Worked in athletic performance for 15 years. Founded Everathlete….now an online platform focused on helping athletes improve outdoor pursuits: hiking, swimming, biking, running. Training programs and recovery programs. Started with a focus on injury treatment and prevention for athletes…migrated into a performance training company designed to meet people where ever they are, and helping them get to where they want to go. We use a wide variety of resources including strength training, soft tissue therapy, injury prevention techniques, breathwork (as a tool for recovery).
We will be recording two podcasts with Matt. (1) breathwork and (2) performance training for adventure athletes including injury prevention.
Worked with a wide variety of athletes: olympians and world champions, as well as many masters athletes.
Breathwork: Several books have come out in the last few years. Oxygen Advantage, Breath are the most notable.
Q: What is breathwork?
Breathwork is the practice of breathing to improve one’s health. Used it heavily personally and with athletes. Deliberate practice of breath to improve your state of being.