Buteyko Exercise Plan
In a recent buteyko website I read the following admonition:
"If a severe asthmatic only does the exercises three times a day for
twenty minutes, they might take six weeks to achieve the same benefit
others gain from three weeks of exercising for thirty minutes, three times
a day."
OK. So, since my doctor once told me that I had the lung function of a 100
year old person, I'd say my asthma was moderate to severe. And I want to
have some faster results.
Here is my plan for the next 3 weeks:
| Week of August 22 | Week of August 29 | Week of September 5 |
| 6-6:30am | 6-6:30am | 6-6:30am |
| Exercises: | Exercises: | Exercises: |
| *Controlled Pause | *Controlled Pause | *Controlled Pause |
| *5 min - Reduced Breathing | *5 min - Reduced Breathing | *5 min - Reduced Breathing |
| *2 min - Normal Breathing | *2 min - Normal Breathing | *2 min - Normal Breathing |
| 1-1:30pm | 1-1:30pm | 1-1:30pm |
| Exercises: | Exercises: | Exercises: |
| *Controlled Pause | *Controlled Pause | *Controlled Pause |
| *5 min - Reduced Breathing | *5 min - Reduced Breathing | *5 min - Reduced Breathing |
| *2 min - Normal Breathing | *2 min - Normal Breathing | *2 min - Normal Breathing |
| 7-7:30pm | 7-7:30pm | 7-7:30pm |
| Exercises: | Exercises: | Exercises: |
| *Controlled Pause | *Controlled Pause | *Controlled Pause |
| *5 min - Reduced Breathing | *5 min - Reduced Breathing | *5 min - Reduced Breathing |
| *2 min - Normal Breathing | *2 min - Normal Breathing | *2 min - Normal Breathing |
My biggest goals are to try to rid myself of the cough and to wean myself
off of the steroids.

1 Comments:
Thanks for this --
I've got a three-year-old son who's asthmatic, and I strive to learn everything I can about the condition and possible treatments. While I'm afraid to alter the course of his treatment now (he's not even old enough to use a peak flow meter yet, and he is doing better), I will look into these breathing exercises later on.
Again -- thanks.
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