Greg:
Those plastic breathing gadgets aren't very accurate or scientific. They're
meant as an incentive to get people to work on deep breathing (something we all
should do.) Many years ago, when I was in rehab, my Respiratory Therapist made
me use one of those. She knew I was bored with it so she brought in one that
was designed for children--it had several colorful balls in it that you had to
raise up. I got bored with that one quickly too. Anyhow, I know those things
are inaccurate because I figured out a way to "cheat" and get the slider up to
the top every time. My cheat involved altering the way I inhaled into the
mouthpiece of the device. I'd place my tongue on the middle of the mouthpiece
and inhale so that the air was coming in from the sides of my mouth instead of
the middle. I'm not sure I can explain it--or why it worked--but it did work
like a charm! Everyone was impressed with my "lung capacity" when they really
should've been impressed with my ability to find ways to slack off. Ha!
Happy breathing!
Don.
On Monday, August 6, 2018, 7:36:14 PM MST, Greg <[email protected]> wrote:
I’m supposed to use one of those breathing tubes you blow or suck in air. My
last one I had to blow out, this one I suck in. I thought I was getting it to
the 1000 line, but after a closer look, its only 500.
What can use guys get to?
