02. Breathing Patterns and Buteyko Oxygen Test (Buteyko Technique)

This video analyzes most common breathing patterns, including normal breathing pattern, ideal breathing, and common abnormal breathing patterns in the sick.

Dr. Buteyko, the author of the Buteyko breathing technique, analyzed breathing patters of thousands of healthy and sick people. He suggested that their breathing patterns are connected with the results of the Buteyko CP test (body oxygen test).

There are 4 typical types of breathing patterns: ideal breathing for super healthy people, normal breathing or a medical standard, ineffective breathing for the mildly sick, and heavy breathing in the severely sick. Find out exact breathing rates and body oxygenation numbers for these patterns and why abnormal breathing patterns cause health problems..

You can find hundreds of related medical studies. tables, charts, and graphs on NormalBreathing.com with exact references.

Here are some of the resources (more detail about these breathing patterns)
Ideal breathing pattern:
http://www.normalbreathing.com/patterns-ideal-breathing.php
Normal breathing pattern (most sick people):
http://www.normalbreathing.com/patterns-normal.php
Ineffective breathing pattern:
http://www.normalbreathing.com/patterns-ineffective-breathing-pattern.php
Heavy or abnormal breathing pattern in the severely sick:
http://www.normalbreathing.com/patterns-heavy-breathing.php
Summary of 4 types of breathing patterns (list):
http://www.normalbreathing.com/patterns-types.php

Increase your body oxygen levels. Learn more about the Buteyko breathing technique and other breathing retraining methods at NormalBreathing.com

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[TIUKSwimming]

Hi Artour, just going back through the footage, can you clear this up for me please. At 1:20 in you tell us a 'normal' rate of breathing is 4-6 L/min, but then say breath holding time is 40-60 sec? Slightly confused by the maths, so I guessing I'm missing something (I'm also on page 14 of your manual): 2 seconds inhale + 3 seconds exhale X 12 per min = 60 seconds for the twelve breaths it doesn't leave any time for any automatic pause, so I don't understand the 40-60 sec breath hold. Ian

[artour2006]

@TIUKSwimming

For the medical norm: inhale - 1.5 s; exhale - 1.5 s, the automatic pause is about 2 seconds. Medical sources do not use the expression "automatic pause", Buteyko did. If you are interested in details of the automatic pause, see the web page: Buteyko Table of Health Zones. You can also find there the details of both norms: medical and Buteyko's.

[SROD12321]

I know our tidal volume would probably decrease during sleep due to the position of our body (compression of intercostals), but doesn't respiratory rate increase?

I feel like I breath faster and more shallow when I sleep. I am 30 years old, 6'0", 160 lbs, and suffered a spontaneous pneumothorax 3 years ago, so I don't know if my breathing would be considered standard or not.

[artour2006]

@SROD12321

Breathing frequency for most people remains about the same for the first half of the night, and then gets higher after 3-4 am. Tidal volume may drop slightly for first hours of sleep, but later can also get higher.

You can measure your breathing and body oxygen level using a test described in another video: DIY Body Oxygen Test. If you have over 40 seconds, your breathing is fine.

[drgiahoa]

Dr. Artour Rakhimov,

What is the blood gas (CO2) if we hold breath after deep inhale? it is increased or decreased? What is the difference between control pause after inhale and after exhale. Thank so much for your video.

[artour2006]

1. It depends on initial factors, health state, lungs capacity, ...

2. Deep inhale, first decreases, then icreases...

3. For max inhale 5-6 times more than for max outhale; for usual inhale and exhale about 15-30% depending on tidal volume.

[Carlybee1]

Love your work Artour, has anyone told you that you look like Nikola Tesla?