WHOOP Podcast

Breathing Your Way to Better Health & Performance with Expert Brian MacKenzie

Aug 10, 2022

38:03

Episode guests

Brian MacKenzie

Highlights

AI Chapters

Episode notes

Is There a Metamorflex in the Body?

04:48

Can Nasal Breathing Really Work?

04:38

What Are the Primary Breathing Muscles of the Throat?

03:09

Introduction

2min

Breathing Is a Thing We Should Be Focused on Everyday

2min

Hypoia

2min

Hypoxa Is the Epicenter of Human Movement

5min

Is There a Metamorflex in the Body?

5min

How to Predict C O Two Sensitivity in the Brain

5min

What Are the Primary Breathing Muscles of the Throat?

3min

Can Nasal Breathing Really Work?

5min

The Effects of Stress on the Body

4min

10.

The Exhale Test Is a Great Way to Start a New Habit

3min

11.

Breath Control - The Only Reason We Need Breathing Control

2min

Brian MacKenzie is a human performance and endurance expert, and the President and co-founder of The Health & Human Performance Foundation. He is on a mission to help everyone from top executives to the US military understand how breath can help optimize their health and performance. Brian joins the podcast to talk about what hypoxia is and why it matters (6:37), the downstream effects of improper breathing (10:42), the characteristics of optimal breathing (15:30), the physiological impact of mouth breathing (20:24), benefits of nasal breathing (28:13), elevating your awareness and achieving an optimal breath practice (35:27), and how to think about your breath in gears (35:59).

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