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Hey you- Shut your mouth! It may just save your life..
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👃Breathing through your mouth bypasses the innate immune system benefits of nasal breathing and causes blood vessels to constrict (one reason why mouth breathers are tired & fatigued all the time). There is less delivery of O2 in mouth breathing. Normal breathing is approximately 4-6 liters/10-12 breaths per minute.
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FILTRATION: Hair, Mucus and Cilia in the nasal cavities help trap and filter out about 75% of all inhaled pathogens and viruses in the air!
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NITRIC OXIDE: NO-localized Nitric Oxide produced in your nasal cavities and paranasal sinuses is a potent antifungal, antiviral and antibacterial agent. When we inhale through our nose, NO accompanies the inhaled air in order to dilate the bronchial tubes to allow the air to pass through easily, allowing blood vessels inside our lungs to dilate, which allows oxygen to be transferred to our blood.
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➡️Other NO Benefits:
•As a vasodilator it decreases blood pressure and improves blood flow to the organs
•Anti-inflammatory
•Prevents blood clotting
•Immune defense: destruction of viruses and parasitic organisms
•Enhances memory, learning and respiration
•Protects the skin from ionizing radiation
•Promotes a healthy digestive tract by regulating the secretion of digestive enzymes
•Hormonal effects: influences secretion of hormones from several glands
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⬛Try practicing “Box” breathing through your nose:
*Inhale for a count of 4, hold for 4
*Exhale (mouth) for a count of 4, hold for 4
*Optimal breathing= 2/3 from diaphragm, 1/3 from chest
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⏰Perform for a few minutes per day. The conscious intention will soon become unconscious habit will assist with vagus nerve activation and body awareness. See what happens with workout recovery, mood, energy etc.
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🏍And for those who have been left to sleep alone because their spouse reminds them they sound like a motorcycle when they snore, try mouth strips. Mouth breathing is a primary cause of snoring, CPAP non-compliance, and worsened quality of sleep. These adhere to your lips, allowing for natural jaw movement and can be life changing for people seeking a deeper sleep and improved breathing!

Nomad Full Body Circuit Workout:
Featured in this edition of Men's Journal Magazine
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Don’t have access to free weights? All that is needed is a simple Resistance Band (Looped or with Handles) for this “no excuse”, 8 exercise home workout.
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Combine all 8 movements together into a circuit without rest in between exercises-- performed for 3-4 sets OR supplement them in your home workout routine as needed!
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Resistance bands are the ultimate versatile, affordable, ultra-compact home gym. You can get a quick body workout with something that fits into a drawstring backpack or an airplane carry on. Bands are obviously great for workouts on-the-go in hotel rooms and elsewhere, but they’re so effective that they can and should become a centerpiece in times when you don’t have access to gym or weight set at home.
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Why are resistance bands so effective? I believe they offer a unique stimulus unlike hoisting heavy metal or working with a machine. First of all, when you move resistance bands through open space, you recruit the small stabilizer muscles that aren’t necessary when going through the fixed range of motion of a machine. Lifting free weights also recruits stabilizer muscles in a different way, but the training stimulus feels slightly different. Free weights focus on the development of explosive power, like when you apply maximum force into the ground to achieve a deadlift. With resistance bands, you’re not only developing strength but also improving balance and joint mobility.
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Band pictured is the TB12 Sport resistance band