{"id":13197,"date":"2024-01-04T15:23:15","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T14:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/69nord.com\/?page_id=13197"},"modified":"2025-10-28T16:55:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:55:06","slug":"the-oxygen-advantage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/69nord.com\/en\/the-oxygen-advantage\/","title":{"rendered":"The Oxygen Advantage"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13197\" class=\"elementor elementor-13197 elementor-12773\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a2939d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a2939d2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ae10e69\" data-id=\"3ae10e69\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cb610f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cb610f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 08-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h2>FUNCTIONAL BREATHING IS A COMMON HERITAGE, IT DOES NOT EXCLUSIVELY CONCERN ATHLETES.<\/h2><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13171 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/69nord.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Copie-de-RESTORE-BREATHING-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/69nord.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Copie-de-RESTORE-BREATHING-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/69nord.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Copie-de-RESTORE-BREATHING-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/69nord.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Copie-de-RESTORE-BREATHING-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/69nord.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Copie-de-RESTORE-BREATHING-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/69nord.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Copie-de-RESTORE-BREATHING-16x16.png 16w, https:\/\/69nord.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Copie-de-RESTORE-BREATHING-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/69nord.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Copie-de-RESTORE-BREATHING-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/69nord.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Copie-de-RESTORE-BREATHING.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>My background as a polar sailor, sports educator, sophrologist combined with an equal passion for the sea and human potential naturally led me to work in athletes mental training. It was William Winram, another ocean explorer, multi holder of world records in freediving, who first told me about Patrick McKeown. This encounter with the OxygenAdvantage method was revealing\u2026 Because I realized that my breathing wasn\u2019t quite functional despite a sporting life spent outdoors and the interest I had in breathing. Functional breathing has allowed me to overcome recurrent sinusitis since early childhood. I literally discovered a form of comfort in breathing that I had never experienced before.<\/p><p>Breathing is a vital function that affects each of us, you don&#8217;t have to be athletic to worry about whether our breathing is functional or not.<\/p><p>There is a strong link between functional breathing and physical and mental health.<\/p><p>The OxygenAdvantage method allows to:<br \/>\u2013 improve its overall shape<br \/>\u2013 Reduce shortness of breath<br \/>\u2013 Relieve symptoms of many common functional disorders (Asthma, sleep apnea, anxiety, panic attack)<br \/>\u2013 Improve attention and concentration.<\/p><p>Oxygen Advantage\u00ae Invincible Breathing is a natural method of breathing that helps meet the challenges of everyday life through the transformative power of breathing\u2122, giving the tools to breathe easily.<\/p><p>Learn more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/oxygenadvantage.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oxygen Advantage Method<\/a><\/p><p>and about <a href=\"https:\/\/oxygenadvantage.com\/science\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">scientific facts.<\/a><\/p><p>I am teaching the OA method online and face-to-face, in French and English.<\/p><p>My practice is located in Sommar\u00f8y, Troms\u00f8, but video consultations allow me to break the distances. Don&#8217;t hesitate to get in touch. \ud83d\ude42<\/p><p>&#8220;Oxygen Advantage&#8221; group classes will be planned soon in face to face or online (program to come).<\/p><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8811 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/69nord.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Sig-olivier-noire-epaissie-non-transparente-150x116-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"116\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12791 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/69nord.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Olivier-Pitras-instructor-OA-228x300.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/69nord.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Olivier-Pitras-instructor-OA-228x300.jpeg 228w, http:\/\/69nord.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Olivier-Pitras-instructor-OA.jpeg 510w\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" \/><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u201c<em>As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it<\/em>\u201d\u00a0 (The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint Exup\u00e9ry)<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><h3><strong>Contact<br \/><\/strong><\/h3><p><a href=\"http:\/\/69nord.com\/en\/about\/olivier-pitras\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olivier Pitras<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12814 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/69nord.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/5f400db32876f647fe5e4340-300x44.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/69nord.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/5f400db32876f647fe5e4340-300x44.png 300w, http:\/\/69nord.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/5f400db32876f647fe5e4340-1024x148.png 1024w, http:\/\/69nord.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/5f400db32876f647fe5e4340-768x111.png 768w, http:\/\/69nord.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/5f400db32876f647fe5e4340-1320x191.png 1320w, http:\/\/69nord.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/5f400db32876f647fe5e4340-600x87.png 600w, http:\/\/69nord.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/5f400db32876f647fe5e4340.png 1400w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><p><a href=\"mailto:olivier@69nord.com\">Email<\/a><\/p><p>0047 993 62 570 (What&#8217;sApp)<\/p><p>Oxygen Advantage certified instructor.<br \/>Certified sophrologist (specialization in athletes\u2019 mental training).<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-12800 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/69nord.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Copie-de-Exceed-your-personal-best-300x300.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/69nord.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Copie-de-Exceed-your-personal-best-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/69nord.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Copie-de-Exceed-your-personal-best-1024x1024.png 1024w, http:\/\/69nord.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Copie-de-Exceed-your-personal-best-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/69nord.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Copie-de-Exceed-your-personal-best-768x768.png 768w, http:\/\/69nord.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Copie-de-Exceed-your-personal-best-16x16.png 16w, http:\/\/69nord.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Copie-de-Exceed-your-personal-best-600x600.png 600w, http:\/\/69nord.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Copie-de-Exceed-your-personal-best-100x100.png 100w, http:\/\/69nord.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Copie-de-Exceed-your-personal-best.png 1080w\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"288\" \/><\/p><div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 39\"><div class=\"layoutArea\"><div class=\"column\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><h2>ABNORMAL BREATHING PATTERNS HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON HEALTH.<\/h2><p>Did you know that the way you breathe every day has an impact on how you feel? Poor breathing mechanics affect movement. The risk of injury increases and you tire more quickly. The supply of oxygen decreases, and in the long run, your health suffers. But as you breathe, all day, every day, it can be hard to recognize that you could improve your breathing, even when there&#8217;s an obvious problem like asthma. The advice to &#8220;breathe deeply&#8221;, given by everyone, can unfortunately exacerbate dysfunctional breathing. Recent discoveries have allowed us to understand that we need to change the &#8220;respiratory software&#8221; even though the work of the Danish doctor Kristian Bohr (Bohr effect) dates back to 1904&#8230;<\/p><h2>WHAT IS A RESPIRATORY DISORDER?<\/h2><p>&#8220;A breathing pattern disorder, or dysfunctional breathing, is a situation in which breathing is problematic and produces symptoms such as shortness of breath. It manifests as a psychological or physiological habit, such as breathing too deeply, breathing too fast (both symptoms of hyperventilation), breathing with the upper chest at rest, or breathing irregularly with frequent apneas or sighing. Respiratory disorders affect 9.5% of the adult population studied, rising to 29% in people with asthma and 75% in people with anxiety. These numbers are not surprising, given that asthma, anxiety, panic attacks, and stress all negatively influence breathing patterns, creating a vicious cycle of inefficient breathing&#8221;. <br \/>Extract \u201cThe Breathing Cure\u201d, by Patrick McKeown (Oxygen Advantage)<\/p><h2>WHAT ARE THE SIGNS OF RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS?<\/h2><p>\u2013 Symptoms that have no obvious organic cause<br \/>\u2013 Gas or early fatigue during exercise<br \/>\u2013 Rapid and noisy chest breathing<br \/>\u2013 Below-normal levels of CO2 in the blood. <br \/>\u2013 Feeling like you never have enough air, or regularly having cold hands and feet, or feelings of panic and anxiety<br \/>\u2013 Sleep-disordered breathing, including snoring or sleep apnea.<br \/>\u2013 Difficult awakenings with feelings of exhaustion. <br \/>\u2013 Frequent or chronic back or neck pain, or repetitive strain injuries.<\/p><p>All of these symptoms can indicate chronic hyperventilation, which means habitually breathing more air than the body demands. Hyperventilation is often related to mouth, thoracic, rapid, sparse breathing.<\/p><p>In the long term, this can contribute to the onset of heart disease, high blood pressure, and early mortality. We see that the instruction to &#8220;breathe deeply&#8221;, which often translates into a quick inhale, can be detrimental.<\/p><p>A sedentary lifestyle, with little physical exercise, can impact the way the body processes oxygen.<\/p><h2>WHAT IS FUNCTIONAL BREATHING?<\/h2><p>We know that dysfunctional breathing often involves mouthing, chest breathing, rapid breathing, and shallow breathing<\/p><p>Functional breathing is nasal, slow, abdominal, 24\/7 and 7\/7<\/p><h2>HEALTHY BREATHING IS DONE THROUGH THE NOSE<\/h2><p>The nose is the organ of breathing. It filters and warms the air inhaled. It helps to stay hydrated on the exhale. It sterilizes the inhaled air, to eliminate bacteria, viruses and allergens before they reach the lungs.<br \/>The mouth has no function in the respiratory system, except that it forms an escape route for air if the nose is blocked or when the exercise is so intensive that it requires breathing a much larger volume of air.<br \/>Typically, nasal breathing is much better. For example, for those with exercise-induced asthma, mouth breathing may be part of the problem. Open-mouth breathing brings cold, dry air directly into the lungs. This dehydrates and inflames the airways, causing bronchoconstriction that promotes susceptibility to infection.<\/p><p>Nasal breathing adds greater resistance. It slows down breathing, relieving stress. It also puts a strain on the diaphragm. When the diaphragm is functioning properly, lung volume increases.<br \/>Nasal breathing also reduces sleep apnea. Scientists have proven that when breathing is done with your mouth open, the symptoms of sleep apnea are much greater.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FUNCTIONAL BREATHING IS A COMMON HERITAGE, IT DOES NOT EXCLUSIVELY CONCERN ATHLETES. My background as a polar sailor, sports educator, sophrologist combined with an equal passion for the sea and human potential naturally led me to work in athletes mental training. 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