Breathing For Optimal Weight Training

In the world of fitness, there can be a vast difference in the method of which an individual will chose to maintain their health. For many, even a healthy combination of different exercises throughout the week will center around a preferred exercise. These favorites can range from the serenity of a low impact yoga session to the grunt work of a steel-assisted resistance program. Through all the different tastes, there is one crucial element that applies for all � breathing. Correct breathing will insure that plenty of oxygen makes its way through your body and sustains your essential bout of exercise.

In the mid-1980s, Stephen Hawking first began using a custom speech synthesizer attached to his wheelchair. Hawking uses software that enables him to choose words from menus using a switch in his hand, then use a speech synthesizer to vocalize the words.TTS goes back to the 1939 World�s Fair and the introduction of the Voder synthesizer, which was the first machine to electronically create speech. In 1961, Bell Labs demonstrated the first speech synthesis by a computer.Weight lifting specifically has many rules of thumb when performing each repetition. One common mistake is the urge to hold one�s breath, most often referred to as the Valsalva Maneuver. While the Valsalva Maneuver is utilized in the medical field (to measure the autonomic reflex of cardio-pulmonary functioning), recreation (diver�s use it for clearing ears), entertainment (a modified version is used by trumpeters) and even in our daily life (in the bathroom�if you catch my drift), the combination of breath-holding mixed with lifting weights puts your health and safety at risk. Holding your breath heavily increases your blood pressure, may cause headaches, dizziness or lead to unconsciousness and even land you in the hospital with a stroke.While early researchers envisioned TTS as a learning tool for reading disabilities or a way for the blind to enjoy books, today�s researchers are working to find uses in an array of industries including business, entertainment and medicine as well as education.

Though breathing is an involuntary process, it can enhanced by your own conscientiousness. Proper breathing takes practice as studies show that up to 83% of adults have developed improper techniques. Collectively, all the facets of proper breathing will not only insure an effective workout, but also lower your stress (including all of its disease-ridden effects), rid your body of a fair amount of toxins and lead to overall better health.

Author: Sherri L Dodd