Is man able to breathe once a minute for an hour?: the effect of yoga respiration on blood gases


Author: Miyamura M//Nishimura K//Ishida K//Katayama K////

Affiliation: Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness and Sports, Nagoya 
University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan. miyamura@htc.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Conference/Journal: Jpn J Physiol
Date published: 2002 
Other:
 Volume ID: 52   ,  Issue ID: 3   ,  Pages: 313-6   ,  Word Count: 53  
    The ventilatory response to hypercapnia and arterial blood gases during ujjai respiration of once per minute for an hour were determined in a professional hatha yogi. The results suggest that lower chemosensitivity to hypercapnia in yoga practitioners may be due to an adaptation to low arterial pH and high PaCO2 for long periods.