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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 16, 2020 15:00:48 GMT
Intended for positive pointers and tips so deliberately in open forum !
Some are having a grim tine a time at the moment and my problems hardly merit consideration in comparison.
Nevertheless the general situation in the UK, worldwide and associated with Covid seems to have got to even me.
I need to get a (better) grip, so far as I can.
As a licensed old git I have to work hard.
Starting very first thing on waking up it is good to find I'm alive.- Tick !
Beats the alternative in the shortest blues song
I didn't wake up this morning.
Waking up is rarely easy so I do 1-4-2 breathing to ease me into the day.
That's breathe in for 1, hold for 4 and breathe out for 2.
You should ind that easy and you can then work on multiplying it up to the in for 10, hold for 40 and out for 20 I'm on.
Wakes me up nice and gently
What other good stuff do we have ?
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 18, 2020 13:01:13 GMT
Deafening silence
Can breathing help your health ?
Yup
Studies not to hand. My experience says absolutely.
A mild asthmatic my breathing can be problematic.
Last test I had the nurse said my lungs were like a punter 20 years younger.
Ten reps of 10-40-20 three times a day keeps them that way.
Breathing deeply and steadily is a good thing
Holding oxygen in the lungs is good
Slow relaxed release of breath also good.
Calms and relaxes. Feels better after than before.
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Post by brian2957 on Jul 18, 2020 13:05:50 GMT
Thanks Mike , I'll have a go at these breathing exercises  |
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 18, 2020 15:38:52 GMT
How was it for you Brian ? When I started out I struggled with 4 16 8 Took a weeks or months to build to 10 40 20 |
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Post by petea on Jul 18, 2020 16:30:39 GMT
Thanks, Mike. I'll give it a go too.
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Post by brian2957 on Jul 18, 2020 17:26:58 GMT
How was it for you Brian ? When I started out I struggled with 4 16 8 Took a weeks or months to build to 10 40 20 Been painting the garden fence all day Mike so haven't given it a go yet . |
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 18, 2020 18:42:41 GMT
Thanks, Mike. I'll give it a go too. Be interested to hear how you get on |
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 18, 2020 18:43:03 GMT
How was it for you Brian ? When I started out I struggled with 4 16 8 Took a weeks or months to build to 10 40 20 Been painting the garden fence all day Mike so haven't given it a go yet . I learned early on you need to be at rest for a few minutes before starting so maybe not while painting the fence |
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Post by MartinT on Jul 18, 2020 19:38:35 GMT
For me, it's been a battle recovering my sugar levels since getting COVID. I'm fighting with food and insulin intake and I still haven't got it fully under control. It's as if insulin is having half the effect it used to have. Side effects are tiredness, muscle aching and bad sleep. I'm starting to get the balance right but taking more insulin means I can't control my weight.
It's all horribly interlinked and has served to remind me of what a bitch diabetes really is.
I'll get back to yoga, breathing etc. when I feel better but I'm afraid this has all taken priority.
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Post by John on Jul 18, 2020 19:51:40 GMT
I have gone back to Intermittent Fastening I want to start losing more weight I gained a few extra pounds but its not been to bad.
In the morning I do the Wim Hoff method of breathing including the cold show. I also hold a plank for 20 seconds and I am building up the amount of press ups I do I often do a lot of walking also. At night I just do gentle circular breathing starting in my diaphragm into my chest and then exhale chest diaphragm and repeat.
I have been treating myself in lockdown but now just doing that one day a week
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 18, 2020 23:16:20 GMT
For me, it's been a battle recovering my sugar levels since getting COVID. I'm fighting with food and insulin intake and I still haven't got it fully under control. It's as if insulin is having half the effect it used to have. Side effects are tiredness, muscle aching and bad sleep. I'm starting to get the balance right but taking more insulin means I can't control my weight. It's all horribly interlinked and has served to remind me of what a bitch diabetes really is. I'll get back to yoga, breathing etc. when I feel better but I'm afraid this has all taken priority. Really sorry to hear this Martin, I didn't know you are still struggling with this. |
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 18, 2020 23:21:37 GMT
I have gone back to Intermittent Fastening I want to start losing more weight I gained a few extra pounds but its not been to bad. In the morning I do the Wim Hoff method of breathing including the cold show. I also hold a plank for 20 seconds and I am building up the amount of press ups I do I often do a lot of walking also. At night I just do gentle circular breathing starting in my diaphragm into my chest and then exhale chest diaphragm and repeat. I have been treating myself in lockdown but now just doing that one day a week I wonder what you are treating yourself to LOL ...And what thickness of plank do you hold?? Actually, I'm going back on my day on day off fasting diet in a couple of weeks time. Very annoyed to gain some weight but not surprised. |
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 19, 2020 9:51:59 GMT
For me, it's been a battle recovering my sugar levels since getting COVID. I'm fighting with food and insulin intake and I still haven't got it fully under control. It's as if insulin is having half the effect it used to have. Side effects are tiredness, muscle aching and bad sleep. I'm starting to get the balance right but taking more insulin means I can't control my weight. It's all horribly interlinked and has served to remind me of what a bitch diabetes really is. I'll get back to yoga, breathing etc. when I feel better but I'm afraid this has all taken priority. That is a pain. Sounds like you have the longer lasting version of Covid or maybe another virus. Worth a visit to to GP ? Took many years to build up all the things I do Wasn't easy, took time to find and work out Great investment making me healthier than I was in my 20s and 30s, probably healthier than my 40s too. |
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 19, 2020 9:59:19 GMT
If you already open windows as much as you can you are already here
Ideal time of the year to try the windows and maybe doors open if you don't
Window/s open at night essential for me and the boss.
Fresh air will disperse rubbish including Covid
Stale air is bad. Amazes me that anyone can keep the windows closed when sleeping especially in summer.
Great discovery for me was, in desperation, opening he velux window in the converted loft.
Lots of lovely air and wonderful keeping the temperature down
Worth trying the loft door open and if your house cannot lose heat put a velux window or opening panels in the roof
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Post by MartinT on Jul 19, 2020 10:04:18 GMT
I doubt that I still have COVID but it could have left behind long-lasting effects. We don't know enough about it, really.
Visit my GP? All they're doing are telephone consultations. However, I will talk to him.
Meanwhile, I'm testing, testing, testing. Sound familiar?
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Post by MartinT on Jul 19, 2020 10:05:47 GMT
We sleep with the windows open.
What amazes me are people who drive their cars with all the vents closed. All mine are open and stay that way.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 19, 2020 10:25:00 GMT
I doubt that I still have COVID but it could have left behind long-lasting effects. We don't know enough about it, really. Visit my GP? All they're doing are telephone consultations. However, I will talk to him. Meanwhile, I'm testing, testing, testing. Sound familiar? John Campbell reports of a very few people still with Covid symptoms months after they had it. GP may have some ideas Could say I'm testing at the moment. Listening to album after album and in my element |
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Post by Mr Whippy on Jul 19, 2020 10:25:39 GMT
I doubt that I still have COVID but it could have left behind long-lasting effects. We don't know enough about it, really. Visit my GP? All they're doing are telephone consultations. However, I will talk to him. Meanwhile, I'm testing, testing, testing. Sound familiar? There's been a number of reports of people being left with permanent damage, particularly to the lungs. The last I heard was a taxi driver who had been left with reduced lung capacity. The alveoli sacks that absorb oxygen from the blood, (I can still remember some biology) apparently suffer irreversible damage. Michael Rosen, a poet and presenter on Radio 4, was in an induced coma for 7 weeks. When he woke from it he had hearing and sight impairment to his left side, which looks to be permanent. |
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 19, 2020 10:26:39 GMT
We sleep with the windows open. What amazes me are people who drive their cars with all the vents closed. All mine are open and stay that way. I open the windows in the daytime when the temp allows Used to borrow a Saab and always found all the vent closed. Saabs have pollen filters too |
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Post by speedysteve on Jul 19, 2020 10:44:48 GMT
Give it a chance to get to the chorus😉
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