How Do You Feel?

Ep60: Optimizing Your Breathing with Ben McDonald


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Ben McDonald is the Director of Education for DTS Fitness Education and has been in the fitness industry for 12+ years. He has an extensive and varied sporting background including various forms of Mixed Martial Arts. Ben’s career highlights include training a wide array of people from beginners up to premiership footballers, national champions in boxing, and elite level athletes. Ben has taught for the largest health and fitness training provider in Europe and has been published in multiple many UK based magazines. Ben has developed multiple qualifications, presented internationally, and is considered UK’s leading expert in PowerClub training. Awarded the 2013 recognition award for International Presenting and Work in the Health and Fitness Industry, it is evident that Ben’s passion and energy transfer directly to his students and his love for the industry is contagious. Ben’s core belief is that fitness should be inclusive not exclusive as there is no one way to do it.

In this episode, Ben and I discuss: 

  • The MANY benefits of nasal breathing
  • Nasal breathing for recovery
  • How breathing affects posture
  • Immunity & dental health
  • Increasing CO2 tolerance
  • How to assess and improve your CO2 tolerance
  • Breathing for performance
  • Mouth taping during sleep 
  • Breathing to help anxiety
  • Making fitness inclusive instead of exclusive
  • How breathing impacts sleep
  • Learn more about Ben and DTS Fitness Education: dtsfitnesseducation.com

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