Breathing Stamina

Why do we Breathe 

The air we inhale usually comprises 79% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen and 0.03% Carbon Dioxide. This mixture of air that we breathe in helps us to generate energy for various activities. Breathing activity helps in both producing and consuming the energy. Energy is produced when food is broken down into smaller molecules via process of oxidation that releases the energy. This energy is stored in cells in the form of Carbohydrates, Fat and Protein. This energy is further used to fuel a body activity that generally gets initiated through the breathing patterns. 

Breathing Patterns 

Breathing patterns signify the conditions and prepare our bodies for activities. For instance, at night when we sleep in a quite environment, we breathe at decreased volumes. The same is true when we are resting and the respiration volumes increase as we indulge in vivid activities. So, we need to breathe in order to act, and how we act depends upon how we breathe. Stamina or endurance is directly connected with breathing. Stamina defines the capability or the efficiency rate at which we can perform an activity. The challenge is to train and prepare your lungs for performing a specific action. In order to do that we need to exercise or indulge in some physical activity that helps us to breathe more. Breathing more of air gradually increases our lung capacity while preparing our heart and muscles for supporting our physical activities. 

While walking upstairs people normally end up in a condition where they feel being out of breath and inherently stop in order to breathe hard and deep. This happens because when you are walking upstairs your legs are carrying up your own body weight and for that it needs power/energy. Normal breathing and untrained leg muscles can push your bodies towards conditions of fatigue. A quick trick is to take quick short breaths while you are walking upstairs. Once you reach the end of stairs breathe normal and then start taking quick short breaths again when climbing the next set of stairs. Doing this will help you cover as many stairs and reach your destination in a much better condition.

Breathing it Right

Why obese people find it difficult to perform any physical activity? This happens because they require more oxygen to fuel their activities. Due to lack of practice and training they tend to drain out quickly, while unusual breathing patterns make it nearly an impossible venture. Think of the Sumo wrestlers who weigh way more than usual but are still considered to be fit and hold more stamina than an average person. What makes the difference here? Unarguably their training that adapts them to specific breathing technique helps them maintain a specific healthy status. The same is also true for many people who consider themselves healthy but still fail at many tasks. So, breathing patterns and techniques are crucial and practicing them right can surely help you make a difference. Also, right breathing patterns can help boost your emotional health and overcome symptoms of anxiety and depression. A condition of fear or worry brings about a change in the breathing patterns. Controlling and making adjustments in your breath can eventually improve your mental status, thereby making you better handle the situation. The same also helps you to think and reason better to find more profound solutions for problems of any sort. 

Earth is Breathing - Earth is Alive 

We often come across the statement that the planet Earth is alive. If Earth is alive, does it breathe? Technically speaking breathing depicts a cycle of production, consumption and reproduction. There exists a mechanism that cycles the air or the mixture of gases between the earth and its atmosphere. This cycle of air supports the ecosystems that further thrives life on Earth. It is important to know that it is not only trees and plants that breathe air but soils also do the same. The soil needs specific amounts of nitrogen and carbon dioxide for growing the primary food supplies in our food chain. Rain helps nitrogen present in the atmosphere reach the soil and then combined with carbon dioxide it propels the growth of trees and plants. Trees and plants not only serve purposes of primary food supplies, but they also help maintain appropriate mixture of air and cycle it proper between the soil and atmosphere. 

Related Questions and Answers 

1. What is the difference between clean air and polluted air?

When we speak of clean air, we denote the composition of air that does not adversely affect existing ecosystems and life. It rather helps the variability of life and ecosystems towards uninterrupted continuity. Clean air is free of most reactive anthropogenic pollution. Man-made or anthropogenic pollution is the most prominent cause of air pollution. Such activities are increasing the concentration of carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, chlorofluorocarbons, etc. to an alarming level. Any such increase disrupts normal clean air percentage and begins to harm ecosystems and life either directly or under indirect terms. 

2. What is the biggest source of clean air and how to promote it?

Clean air pin points towards the exact right composition of air that is healthy and accurate for life and its environment. Source of appropriate clean air depends directly upon the balance between sources that help cycle Earth’s biology, chemistry and physics in a manner to support life. Out of the many sources, if we really wish pinning down the one most prominent one then it definitely will and should be the plants and trees. No further reasoning because life can never survive or thrive in a bald earth environment. Additionally, the oceans equally play a crucial role in defining and progressing life in its past, present and current form. To promote clean air it is indeed very necessary to put a check on activities that reduce and harm the diversity of plants and trees. Likely, the practices that alter ocean’s diversity should also be banned. 

3. What is the biggest source of air pollution and how to decrease it?

Massive scale air polluting activities gradually disrupt the weather patterns and tend to change global temperatures. This leads towards a change that distorts the fine balance that runs the natural periodic cycles. This directly affects the ecosystems and life that depends on it. Currently, anthropogenic pollution or man-made activities are concerned the primary reasons for disrupting the natural clean air percentage. The most visible example of this is the rising temperatures that have been recorded since the early 20th century. This is what that has been popularly dubbed as Global Warming. For decreasing the increasing air pollution; we need to stop uncontrolled burning of fossil fuels, unchecked industrial activities, large scale deforestation and mining, usage of harmful fertilizers, blind race of arms and ammunition and blind development strategies. 

सबंधित प्रश्नोत्तर 

1. स्वच्छ हवा और प्रदूषित हवा में क्या अंतर है ? 

हमारे लिए स्वच्छ हवा वह वायू है जिसमें कोई हानिकारक तत्व न मिले हों। स्वच्छ हवा के मिश्रण में सभी गैसों की मात्रा तयशुदा होती है। यह हवा जैवविविधता व जीवन के फलने-फूलने में अहम योगदान करती है। जब कभी हवा के मात्रा में तयशुदा गैसों की मात्रा कम या ज्‍यादा होती है तो यही हवा जैवविविधता व जीवन पर विपरीत असर करती है। मानव गतिविधि को स्वच्छ हवा को प्रदूषित करने का प्रमुख कारण माना गया है। अत्यधिक व अनियंत्रित कृत्रिम गतिविधियों के कारण हवा के मिश्रण में तयशुदा कारकों की मात्रा कम अथवा ज्यादा हो रहीं हैं। ऐसा लंबे समय तक होने से पृथ्वी पर मौजूद पर्यावरण व जीवन धीरे- धीरे समाप्त हो जाएंगे। 

2. स्वच्छ हवा का सबसे बड़ा स्त्रोत क्या है तथा इसके खत्म‍ होने का प्रमुख कारण क्या है ?

स्वच्छ‍ हवा पृथ्वी के वातावरण व जमीन पर मौजूद पर्यावरण व समुद्र के बीच चलनेवाले गैसीय आदान-प्रदान के बेहद संतुलित चक्र पर निर्भर करता है। पृथ्वी पर मौजूद जैविविधता व जीवन सीधे तौर पर इसी चक्र पर आश्रित है। स्वच्छ- हवा के निर्माण में सबसे अहम भूमिका पर्यावरण में मौजूद पेड़-पौधे निभाते हैं। पेड़-पौधे न सिर्फ जैविविधता बल्‍क‍ि सालाना मौसमी चक्र व तापमान के नियंत्रण में भी अहम भूमिका निभाते हैं। इस प्रकार वे जीवन की उत्‍पत्त‍ि, विकास व निरंतरता के लिए बेहद महत्वपूर्ण हैं। समुद्र भी जैविविधता व जीवन के लिए उतनी ही महत्वपूर्ण है जितनी की स्वच्छ‍ हवा।यदि किसी भी प्रकार की गतिविधि समुद्र को प्रदूषित करती है तो वह पर्यावरण व जीवन को उसी प्रकार प्रभावित करेगी जिस प्रकार प्रदुषित हवा करती है। 

3. प्रदूषित हवा का सबसे बड़ा स्त्रोत क्या है तथा इसे कम करने के लिए क्या करना चाहिए ?

बड़े स्तर पर चलनेवाली अनियंत्रित मानव गतिविधि पृथ्वी के प्राकृतिक मौसमी व गैसयी चक्र को प्रभावित करती है। यह वैश्विक तापमान के नियंत्रण को बिगाड़ देती है जोकि पर्यावरण व जीवन पर विपरीत असर डालती है। पृथ्वी के वायुमंडल व स्वच्छ‍ हवा का निर्माण एक बेहद लंबी प्रक्रिया के बाद बनी हैं जिसमें पृथ्वी विभिन्न अवस्थाओं से गुजरी है। इसे नियंत्रित करने के लिए जीवाश्म् ईंधन के प्रयोग को कम करना, हानिकारक उर्वरक व अनियंत्रित उत्खन्न‍ और वनों की कटाई पर रोक तथा हथियारों व विकास की अंधी दौड़ को रोकना बेहद जरूरी है। ऐसा न करने पर हम जाने-अनजाने पृथ्वी पर अपने ही जीवन को विनाश के कगार पर ले जाने की ओर अग्रसर हैं। 

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Posted by Words That Matter on Tuesday, March 10, 2020