The Oxygen Advantage

The Simple, Scientifically Proven Breathing Techniques for a Healthier, Slimmer, Faster, and Fitter You

By: Patrick McKeown

Narrated by: Alan Smyth

A simple yet revolutionary approach to improving your body’s oxygen use, increasing your health, weight loss, and sports performance—whether you’re a recovering couch potato or an Ironman triathlon champion. With a foreword by New York Times bestselling author Dr. Joseph Mercola.

Achieve more with less effort: The secret to weight loss, fitness, and wellness lies in the most basic and most overlooked function of your body—how you breathe. 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.

Real deal

This keystone habit will have a effect on every aspect of your life. I'm a major coffee drinker and have now been cutting back because McKeown is right about the effects of caffeine on our breathing. Surprisingly though, the breathing has me mentally alert so I haven't missed it much. I strongly endorse the sleeping tips provided. I have felt more refreshed in the morning to where I don't run to the coffee. Read this book!

Better Breathing

This book picks up where most material on controlled breathing leave off. Starting with the principles of Buteyko Breathing, McKeown expands on the theoretical premises as well as the practical application exercises of this controlled breathing method. He frequently points out the benefits gained by athletes and everyday people who have exercised this breathing system. From enhanced performance in various types of athletic endeavors to reduced requirements for asthma medication. Illustrated in a way that makes sense to the reader at any level.

From Kids to Athletes, everyone can benefit from this

The oxygen advantage exercises are so easy and accessible. Patrick trains everyone from Olympic athletes to kids. As a biohacking health nut, I thought I knew everything about breathing. This book goes for into the science oh why we should breath less. Worth a listen!

Great practical advice

The included pdf is great! Great book, has already helped my running. Also included general life advice which was great.

A must for daily and long term health

Not only is the author Patrick McKeown highly educated in this field but he's very passionate about his work and wants everyone to benefit from his research! I have begun follow and coach his practices.