PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
Add a new dimension to your practice with Functional Breathing training.
The power of Oxygen Advantage®
Functional breathing is one of the most important pillars of health. In fact, the breath is the first and most basic autonomic function, influencing mind, body, and personal potential.
As a teacher or health professional, whether your specialism is yoga, Pilates, physical therapy, mental health, sports and wellness, public speaking or presentation coaching, the Oxygen Advantage® Level 1 Instructor Training can provide you with the tools to:
Optimize performance
Promote better sleep and a better quality of life
Boost energy and focus and reduce anxiety
Manage symptoms of many common health complaints
The course explores functional breathing from a scientific, practical, accessible standpoint, leaving you free to inspire your students, clients or patients, whatever their needs.
Applied to your practice
Functional breathing training has been
proven to help clients with:
Exercise performance and stamina
Yoga breathing
Overall health
Lower back pain, posture and core muscle strength
PTSD, anxiety, depression and panic disorder
High stress and mental agitation
Energy, focus and concentration
Insomnia and snoring
Fatigue and mood
Rhinitis (stuffy nose and hay fever)
Asthma and exercise-induced bronchoconstriction
Diabetes and epilepsy control
Depression and anxiety in people with comorbid conditions like bipolar disorder, that prevent the use of anti-depressant medication
Course overview
No previous knowledge or experience in breathwork necessary
Module 1
Introduction to the Oxygen Advantage®
Screening for breathing pattern disorders in sports
The relationship between breathing patterns and functional movement
Science of respiratory physiology
Module 2
Increasing oxygen uptake during rest and physical exercise
Nose breathing
Nasal breathing during physical exercise
Nasal breathing workload during physical exercise
Exercise-induced asthma
Addressing Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction (EIB)
Improving sleep quality for focus and performance
Module 3
BOLT (comfortable breath-hold time) measurement
Maximum Breathlessness Test (MBT)
Intermittent hypoxic hypercapnic training (IHHT)
IHHT and running economy
IHHT and swimming
IHHT and running
IHHT and team sports
Module 4
Delay the onset of lactic acid and fatigue
Long-term effects of breath-holding
Increase aerobic capacity
Module 5
Pre-competition preparation
Oxygen Advantage® and the Wim Hof Method
Increased creativity
Program based on BOLT score, age, and state of health
Tailoring exercises to individual athletes
Nasal obstruction resulting in strong air hunger
Training format week one to week four onward
Module 6
Heart rate variability
Weightlifting
Intra-abdominal pressure
Core control
Improve respiratory muscle strength
Teaching the Oxygen Advantage®
Module 7
Get in the zone
Become an Oxygen Advantage® Functional Breathing Instructor
Enroll in the comprehensive certification course and also receive:
Comprehensive training manual
Marketing images and designs to use on your own website and publicity material
The opportunity to join our global network of instructors (35+ countries)