Social media videos showing that lung capacity can be determined by holding your breath… Experts have different opinions
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Gideon Horner, who claims that if you can hold your breath for 60 seconds, you have better lung capacity and CO2 tolerance than 95% of people, is actually holding your breath in a video on his social media. [사진=기드온 호너 인스타그램 캡처]Recently, videos claiming that you can find out how well your lung capacity is by holding your breath have been gaining attention on social media. Some people claim that if you can hold your breath for 60 seconds, you have better lung capacity and CO2 tolerance than 95% of people.
It is unclear what the basis for the claims made by this man named Gideon Horner are, but many people following him left comments on the video, garnering a high number of views.
Carbon dioxide tolerance, he said, is a term that refers to how well the body adapts to the accumulation of carbon dioxide (CO2). It is a concept mainly related to the respiratory system and the acid-base balance of the blood. People with high CO2 tolerance feel less discomfort or difficulty breathing and can last longer even when the carbon dioxide concentration in the body increases. On the other hand, people with low CO2 tolerance have difficulty breathing and feel lack of oxygen more quickly when the carbon dioxide concentration increases even slightly. Increasing your CO2 tolerance makes it easier to control your breathing and stamina during exercise, increases oxygen efficiency and allows you to sustain high-intensity activity for longer. It also has a positive effect on heart and lung health and can efficiently improve blood circulation and oxygen delivery.
Holding your breath for a long time is influenced by many factors… Spirometry is questionable
However, is the ability to hold one’s breath for as long as Gideon said really a good measure of lung capacity and CO2 tolerance? Experts say no. Studies have shown that, on average, people can hold their breath for between 30 and 90 seconds. For most people, holding your breath for one minute isn’t that difficult.
Several factors affect how long you can hold your breath, including your age, whether you smoke, your overall fitness, and, most importantly, your tolerance for discomfort. And there may be differences depending on each person’s breathing ability and CO2 tolerance.
According to the British daily Daily Mail, experts generally do not consider the ability to hold one’s breath an indicator of respiratory health. Holding your breath and allowing your body to endure the discomfort of wanting oxygen longer is trainable, which could potentially skew your results. Simply put, a person with CO2 tolerance training can tolerate it for a long time, but whether this person has good respiratory health is a completely different concept.
Respiratory health refers to the overall condition of the respiratory system, including lung capacity, airway cleanliness, oxygen exchange capacity, and airway resistance. It is associated with resistance to respiratory diseases such as pneumonia, asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). If your respiratory health is good, your lungs and airways are healthy, and oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange can occur smoothly. This means that it is viewed as a somewhat separate issue from the ability to simply hold one’s breath for a long time.
Currently, a method called a spirometry test is used to measure overall lung function in determining respiratory health. This is a method of measuring the flow of air into and out of the lungs using a spirometer. It is measured by covering the nose and putting the mouthpiece in the mouth and recording the amount and speed of inhaling and exhaling.
Several factors affect how long you hold your breath, including your age, whether you smoke, your overall fitness, and your tolerance for discomfort. [ 사진=게티이미지뱅크]Be careful when holding your breath for long periods of time, as there is a risk of fainting.
It is also a dangerous behavior for an untrained person to forcefully hold his or her breath for a long period of time. If you hold your breath for too long, oxygen will not be supplied to your brain, which can lead to fainting. There is also a risk of falling and getting injured in the process. In fact, last year in Argentina, a 12-year-old girl died while doing the so-called ‘blackout challenge’, which involves holding your breath until you pass out.
Some social media users also pointed out that they suspected that the breath-holding challenge may not have been designed to measure lung capacity. Rather, it is a strategy to encourage people who see these posts to hold their breath for 40 to 60 seconds on the post and participate in the comments.
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