Have you been taught any breathing exercises fink?

I remember I went on a dive holiday 20 odd years ago and gave up smoking 6 months before because I was told I would use the oxygen up quickly if I smoked and my dining would be brief. It is quite amazing breathing under water with scuba, getting a feel how to use oxygen efficiently.

Playing sport you are regularly gasping for air but learning when to get great lung fulls when play stops is an art. I know the pesky Chinese are not popular on the forums right now but they have studied and practised the art of breathing. They also have devised a method of breathing designed to improve your immune system. You breathe in for so many counts, hold for so many counts then exhale for so many counts.

They have even developed a breathing system incorporating internal organ massage. Very impressive I am constantly surprised Western Medicine has not caught up or caught on. I was surprised they closed the parks in London. People need fresh air.

Vladimir Putin's telegram to Boris Johnson:

"I am sure that your energy, optimism, and sense of humour will help you defeat the illness."
http://kremlin.ru/events/president/letters/63166…

Boris Johnson does not have pneumonia, Downing Street has said. Until now ministers and No 10 have refused to give a clear answer to this question. But asked if the PM has been diagnosed with pneumonia, the spokesman said: “That is not the case, no.”

The spokesman said that Johnson was “stable” overnight and “remains in good spirits”. In a statement about his condition in intensive care, the prime minister’s spokesman said:

The prime minister has been stable overnight and remains in good spirits. He is receiving standard oxygen treatment and breathing without any other assistance. He has not required mechanical ventilation or non-invasive respiratory support.

Downing Street has signalled that it does not want to take up Donald Trump’s offer of experimental coronavirus drugs for Boris Johnson. Asked about this, the spokesman said:

We are confident that the prime minister is receiving the best possible care from the health service. Any treatment he receives is a matter for his doctors.

Rishi Sunak, the chancellor, would take over if Dominic Raab, the foreign secretary who is deputising for the PM, got ill, the spokesman said.

Raab does not have the authority to “hire and fire” people in government while he was deputising for the PM, the spokesman said.

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Hey Whisper, thanks for that, that's great, I will definitely have a look at that. I've just come out of the songs quiz thread, so I'm gonna have a break & something to eat, but I'll definitely watch all of the vid later. You know, I thought about breathing exercises years ago, but was always pessimistic about it (and I'd read in journals like the New Scientist that once the damage was done it was done). Also never seemed to have the time or motivation. One of the reasons I stopped running was because I could never get enough air in to my lungs, especially if I went too fast (gasping), needing to stop and use my inhaler all the time. But this gives me new confidence, so thanks a million Whisper, this is great. Anything that can help is worth trying. And agree re the Chinese.