Buteyko Practitioner Forum

Hello Artour! Thanks for your reply. So, evidently exhale time has a correlation with CP and therefore with C02 tolerance. Do you know why it would be a preferred method for some to evaluate cp tolerance instead of the breath hold test (cp)? It seems to me a worse method unless there`s something I´m...

Great! Thanks, I´ll check that post out.

FYI, the website seems to be missing a part of your answer.

Hello! Have you heard of the exhale breath hold test to measure CO2 sensitivity? HOW TO IMPLEMENT THE CO2 TOLERANCE TEST Take 4 full breaths, 1 breath every 5-10 seconds: a 3-5 second inhale, followed by a 5-10 second relaxed exhale, 1 second pause before beginning to inhale again. At the top of the...

Hello! I had been wondering recently about one of Buteyko´s most central tenets regarding pathomechanisms and therapeutic mechanism, the idea that low levels of CO2 as reflected in low CP time are the main driver of dysfunctional breathing and other (150+) modern conditions. While BHT does correlate...

Hello! While coaching an active, young group (ages between 25-30, physically active and health conscious) that while their MCP is low (between 12-20) and evening CP somewhat higher (20 ish), they don´t manifest evident symptoms of disease (what has been reported most is tiredness and non restorative...