[J R]

1- If I am doing a workout (without a heart monitor let’s say) and I am nose breathing the whole time, am I by default exercising below AeT, or in Zone 1 or Zone 2?

Such as doing stair climbing and able to nose breathe during the ascents.

2- also, does the status of my nostrils affect what Zone I can elevate to in my exercise? Such as whether varying degrees of sinus congestion, or using a Breathright strip…..will these affect the zone nose breathing will limit?

3- and especially, would using a Breathright strip alter testing for the zones using nose breathing as the measure?

Thanks!

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous on September 6, 2019 at 12:24 pm #28007

“Without a heart rate monitor” is not allowed. 🙂

1) We’ve moved away from the nose breathing idea because people new to training can still nose breathe above aerobic threshold. It works for athletes with a long training history and a big base. But it won’t work for those new to training or coming from a predominantly high-intensity background.

2) Yes, for sure. If you have sinus issues–infection, injury, etc–it won’t work for anyone.

Better than the nose limiter is a drift test.