Arky Chu Gong: Chateau morning exercise regime

[TheTodd]

Thanks for sharing!! It looks like a great workout! I will definitely try it!

One quick question that I didn't find in the thread (nor I can find the answer in the video since my screen is not big enough to watch it properly ). Is belly breathing the one prefferred for all exercises or is there any set of them for which "chest" breathing would be "better"?

Personally I try to avoid "chest" breathing in general because of the reasons explained on the EE program, but at the same time the few yoga postures that I was taught were all done by breathing with the chest -at least those were taught to me that way, but of course I could have been misguided-.

Any advice on that maybe? Thank you!

Generaly, I am not so sure about breathing while exercising, because many of us have very bad breathing habbits even with regular EE. But an interesting question, how do we breathe while exercising? Ok, when you are relaxed/seated, you breathe with your diaphragm and you can see the result, your belly protruding, but how to breathe exactly while exercising, when all of your muscles are tense? Some say with your diaphragm, into the belly with abdominal muscles contracted. But is that really with the diaphragm?

Some offer explanation of diaphragmatic breathing while weight lifting:

Here is mention that if you breath properly during exercises, your body increases flexibility:

And many many more videos on youtube speak of the same thing.

Many of them mention that breathing with your belly, and not your chest(!), is one of the most important things when lifting/exercising - because of core stability, spine position, safety, oxigen uptake, proper muscle activation and so on.

So, recommendations from these youtube videos are: breathe into your belly whenever possible (not just exercising) and when your abdomen is activated/contracted enough, your chest should rise also. And that should be diaphragmal breathing (very roughly speaking). Avoid shallow chest breathing.

 

[Mililea]

... second attempt ... it was much better I had tight pants on and was barefoot. Better mobility and much better balance... there is still hope

 

[whitecoast]

Since having some torso surgery it took about a month and a half to get sufficient healing to return to core exercises. When that happened I started with the Tibetan Rites, which while being gentle and short were enough to stimulate more muscle growth there. I have recovered more, and with my core strength returning I've been able to incorporate more and more of the exercise routine into my schedule. It's a really good way to start the day, and I wish to keep it up more often.

I was told by my osteopath that mermaid pose and pidgin pose are really good for people who have some asymmetry in their hips, which can happen if you played a lot of an asymmetric sport as a child (such as soccer).

 

[Mikamilan43]

I have practiced 5 Tibetans for a few weeks and had been amazed by the results, it helped me with the posture, spine problems and in highering energy. This ACG will be a nice extension and worth to try. Thanks for sharing the video of ACG routine.