Sometimes, it’s only when you have reached a stage in your life (either due to aging, or ill health), when you can't get by on using half of your lung capacity, that you realize that's what you've been doing.
To be specific: It dawned on me that when I swim – especially with either a back or a breast stroke – I take these shallow breaths. Now, I'm fixing it and it's like a little miracle! I'm now shooting for the senior Olympics. I now more fully realize why they talk so much about breathing in yoga, karate, and other similar disciplines.
It makes me wonder in how many other areas of my life I've been using half my capacity. Time for introspection. You might do the same. You, too, may be only using half of your lung capacity when you swim – literally or metaphorically speaking.
Loren M. Lambert © February 28, 2013
To be specific: It dawned on me that when I swim – especially with either a back or a breast stroke – I take these shallow breaths. Now, I'm fixing it and it's like a little miracle! I'm now shooting for the senior Olympics. I now more fully realize why they talk so much about breathing in yoga, karate, and other similar disciplines.
It makes me wonder in how many other areas of my life I've been using half my capacity. Time for introspection. You might do the same. You, too, may be only using half of your lung capacity when you swim – literally or metaphorically speaking.
Loren M. Lambert © February 28, 2013
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