The Oxygen Advantage: Simple, Scientifically Proven Breathing Techniques to Help You Become Healthier, Slimmer, Faster and Fitter―Improve Your Health and Fitness with Efficient Breathing Techniques
About this product
Improve your body’s oxygen use and increase your health, weight loss, and sports performance—whether you’re a recovering couch potato or an Ironman triathlon champion. One of the biggest obstacles to better health and fitness is a rarely identified problem: chronic over-breathing. We often take many more breaths than we need—without realizing it—contributing to poor health and fitness, including a host of disorders, from anxiety and asthma to insomnia and heart problems. In The Oxygen Advantage, the man who has trained over 5,000 people—including Olympic and professional athletes—in reduced breathing exercises now shares his scientifically validated techniques to help you breathe more efficiently. Patrick McKeown teaches you the fundamental relationship between oxygen and the body, then gets you started with a Body Oxygen Level Test (BOLT) to determine how efficiently your body uses oxygen. He then shows you how to increase your BOLT score by using light breathing exercises and learning how to simulate high altitude training, a technique used by Navy SEALs and professional athletes to help increase endurance, weight loss, and vital red blood cells to dramatically improve cardio-fitness. Following his program, even the most out-of-shape person (including those with chronic respiratory conditions such as asthma) can climb stairs, run for a bus, or play soccer without gasping for air, and everyone can achieve:Easy weight loss and weight maintenance
Improved sleep and energy
Increased concentration
Reduced breathlessness during exercise
Heightened athletic performance
Improved cardiovascular health
Elimination of asthmatic symptoms, and more.
With The Oxygen Advantage, you can look better, feel better, and do more—it’s as easy as breathing. Read more
Editor's Take
Amazon reviewers say this book is highly informative, practical, and easy to understand, with many readers reporting better breathing, sleep, energy, and fitness. Some readers also describe it as life-changing and essential, especially for people interested in breathwork or improving exercise performance.
Book review blogs generally praise the clear explanation of nasal breathing and the book’s practical exercises, while a few note that parts can feel repetitive or that some claims are harder to verify. On Goodreads, the overall tone is strongly positive, with many readers recommending it for its science-backed approach and simple breathing guidance.
- Amazon reviewers: informative, helpful, straightforward, and beneficial for breathing and sleep.
- Book review blogs: practical, accessible, and useful for athletes and general health.
- Goodreads readers: mostly positive, often praising the book’s clear take on nose breathing and performance.
- Some critical voices: repetitive sections and a few claims seen as difficult to measure.
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Specifications
| Publisher | William Morrow Paperbacks |
| Publication date | November 29, 2016 |
| Edition | Reprint |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 368 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0062349473 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0062349477 |
| Item Weight | 9.6 ounces |
| Dimensions | 5.31 x 0.83 x 8 inches |
| Best Sellers Rank | #16,217 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #4 in Pulmonary Medicine #19 in Exercise Injuries & Rehabilitation #25 in Sports Training (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (2,364) |
