Hi,
I have gone all through the book, and I found that I only want to do the standing exercises. If I have to change position, it seems too much like work. My question is; "Is it ok to do 30 reps of the standing exercises only? The chair and laying ones seem to be just more of the same. Is this true? Or do the floor and chair add something that is lost if I only do the standing ones?

I don't know the answer to whether chair and floor positions add something that the standing ones don't. But you COULD do 30 reps of standing one day, then the next day do all 30 reps on the chair or floor. I agree it is sometimes a pain to change positions and it does slow you down somewhat.

Take it slow with learning the positions...get them down real good before moving on. After a while you'll be able to remember them without the book and you'll be faster at changing from one to the other.

Just an opinion. I'm sure Julie or someone else will know the answer to your question.

Buff

Hope you don't mind if I share my thoughts here. I believe that the variety of positions is to work a variety of muscles. Once you really know the positions you can feel the different muscles that are affected in them. However, some time ago, one man did only 4 positions with great results. If you only want to do the standing positions, do them. What's important is that you get 30 reps done with gusto!
Susanna

I'm guessing Julie is busy doing something else these days. Here's my next question; I do 30 reps almost every day, but it dosn't take me 15 mins., it takes about 7 mins. Does the TIME you do Oxicise! matter, or is it the reps? I hope I can get my questions answered by Julie, but any other input would be helpful. Thanks

I guess the time it takes doesn't really matter but I have a hard time inhaling to the max, then 3 sniffs, then exhaling & the 3 puffs very quickly. When I speed up too much I end up breathing incorrectly & without much gusto. As long as you are breathing correctly & with plenty of energy, I guess it doesn't matter, IMO.

Shelby

Hi! I have a question for you, black panther, when you do the 30 reps, do you do each 4 times? So that you actually are doing 120 breaths? I wondered because I have never done it in much less than 15 minutes. At first it took me 45 to 50 minutes! Of course, now I can do it in 15 or 20 minutes. I'm sure Julie will pop in soon! Sometimes it takes a few days.

Jennifer

I guess you don't have the commuter tape?? If you do (mine came with the book), you can follow along with Jill when you breathe. I tend to think also, that it really can't be done correctly in 7 minutes. You need to breathe in, then count 1,2,3 .. sniffing again on each count then exhale, count 1,2,3 .. puffing out a little more with each count. This is done 4 times for each position.

Hope this helps if you're still in doubt!

Buff

Hi,
I guess I missed something, because I have been doing 2 reps of each! So that will make me do it in exactly the right time. Thanks all.

Hi all,
I just went through the book again. I can't find anything about doing 120 reps. It says "a full workout consists only of 30 oxicise! reps per day!" and "Keep doing 30 Oxicise! repsper day,..." I will be glad to do more reps, but where did you find that? It even says feel free to mix and match to make 30 reps per day

As far as I understand 1 rep=4Oxybreaths. So you would need to do 30 reps not just 30 breaths. 30 reps=120 breaths.

Shelby

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Hi, black panther! Look on pages 89 and 90 of the book. There it says "One Rep=Four Breath Patterns." On page 90 The picture shows one rep means doing the breath 4 times. I can understand your confusion. I remember being confused at first too!

Jennifer

Thank you

Hi Guys,
Sorry to be so slow arriving. My life has been insane lately! Better late than never, I hope!

Yes, it's fine to modify the workout... such as doing just standing positions, or just laying positions, or just sitting positions. Do whatever you need to do to make Oxycise! work for you. For some, it is very difficult to get down on the floor. Others may have bad knees. Don't do any position that causes pain. For those who have the "Easy Does It" workouts, you may have noticed the small window that appears on the screen, demonstrating someone doing the workout from a laying position (I think they have a cast on one leg?)

This is always an option for those who have had surgery or broken bones or other conditions that prevent them from doing a variety of body positions. We DO encourage you to work as many different muscles as possible. Doing lots of different positions makes this more likely, but if you are creative you can still work a lot of muscles while laying on your back. Keep in mind that the most important muscles to work are your "breathing muscles" -- your abdominal muscles. Really "Lift" and "scoop" as you do the sniffs, exhale and puffs!

Right... One "rep" means 4 in-and-out breaths.

The speed doesn't really matter. The important thing is to breathe in deep and relaxed, then "power the air out" using your abdominal muscles. And you don't necessarily have to breathe out fast to do this.... It's the intensity, and pressure behind the exhale that makes it work.

So instead of "whooshing" all your air out suddenly, try exhaling as long as possible... time yourself... can you make your exhale last for 5 seconds? 6? 7? Notice how your abdominal muscles get involved in controlling the exhale when you try to do this.

So it IS possible to breathe out slowly, and yet still have the exhale be intense... because of the "muscle power" behind it!

You can also slow down and relax on the inhale.

The "Easy Does It" workouts move at a slower pace than Level 1... so it will take longer than 15 minutes to do them.

But if you're in a hurry and only have 15 minutes, you can speed up the breathing rate and still get a great workout.

Whatever tempo you choose, it's the technique and not the speed that matters most.

Just another comment on positions....

It's possible to stand and breathe and not be doing much....

OR you can stand and really BREATHE and be tightening your gluts, "ripping the floor", scooping your belly-button in so hard that it's almost touching your backbone... I think you get the idea!

Someone else watching you may not be able to tell the difference between the first way and the second way.... you can't usually SEE whether someone is contracting or stretching a muscle! But if you're doing it right you should be able to FEEL the difference.

The more "gusto" (energy, effort, etc.) you can add to your body positions and your breathing, the more benefits you will get!

:-)

Thank you sooo much! I feel so much better knowing that I can do the exercises in the way that feels right for me. I now do more breaths with each rep.

It's easy to get confused with the "rep" term. And here's why:

When you're lifting weights, one "set" is a series of repetitions ("reps").

So, in keeping consistent with exercise jargon, one Oxycise "rep" should be called a "set" of 4 "reps" (breaths).

It totally confused me at the beginning, too. It took a while to get used to it, and now I ignore it altogether and just breathe with Jill!

I wish you all the success in the world!

E

Elizabeth I too was confused at this terminology so I just breathed with Jill until I caught on! Thanks for mentioning this to help clear things up.

Nancy