Learn to breathe better with your Isocapnic BWB.
For this program, we recommend that you spread these sessions over a week. Of course if you are feeling fatigued and need more recovery, spread it out over several weeks.
Sessions #1 – Learn to breathe better with your Isocapnic BWB! 7min
Pre activity comments:
This session should be performed on a rested system from a comfortable seated position.
**If at any point during this session you feel dizzy, light headed, or woozy take extra rest or end the session.**
Description:
Sit down in a comfortable position with good tall posture.
Breathing Technique (breathing without the Breathe Way) : 5 mins Place your hand on your abdominal area (belly) and take 4 deep slow breaths followed by 30 sec of breathing normal. Take note, are you breathing from your shoulders? Maybe your chest? maybe your belly? Well, the technique we want you to work on is using your belly to breathe. Feel your hand get pushed out when you breathe in, and feel your hand move in towards your spine with you breathe out.
Using the Breathe Way:
3 mins With your Breathe Way assembled, place the mouth piece in your mouth, like a snorkel, and blow up the rebreather bag like you were inflating a balloon. Breathe in with your mouth off the mouth piece and blow the air in to the device, inflating the bag. Once the bag is full, you are ready to start.
Set your BWB tempo App to 10 breaths per minute for one minute. With your lips sealed on the mouth piece, Press Start and hold the breath tempo depicted. Do this for 1 minute and pay attention to how you are breathing… Hopefully from your belly.
After one minute take 30 sec to rest without the Breathe Way and breathe normally.
When you’re ready, Press Start again, belly breathing in to the Breathe Way again for 1 minute. Remember to inflate the bag first. This time pay attention to how smoothly you are breathing. Your inhalation should be smooth in without pausing, and you breathe out smoothly. And again, not pausing at the end of your breath. After one minute, take a 30 second rest breathing normally.
Do this one minute session a total of 3 times through.
Great job!! Let your lungs rest for the rest of the day and take note if your lungs need more recovery then a day from this session.
Session #2 – Practice to breathe better with your Isocapnic BWB! 10 mins
Pre activity comments:
This session should be performed on a rested system from a comfortable seated position.
**If at any point during this session you feel dizzy, light headed, or woozy take extra rest or end the session.**
Description:
Sit down in a comfortable position with good tall posture.
Breathing Technique (breathing without the Breathe Way) : 5 mins Place your hand on your abdominal area (belly) and take 4 deep slow breaths followed by 30 sec of breathing normal. Take note, are you breathing from your shoulders? Maybe your chest? maybe your belly? Well, the technique we want you to work on is using your belly to breathe. Feel your hand get pushed out when you breathe in, and feel your hand move in towards your spine with you breathe out.
Using the Breathe Way:
5 mins With your Breathe Way assembled, place the mouth piece in your mouth, like a snorkel, and blow up the rebreather bag like you were inflating a balloon. Breathe in with your mouth off the mouth piece and blow the air in to the device, inflating the bag. Once the bag is full, you are ready to start.
Set your BWB tempo App to 10 breaths per minute for one minute. With your lips sealed on the mouth piece, Press Start and hold the breath tempo depicted. Do this for 1 minute and pay attention to how you are breathing… Hopefully from your belly.
After one minute take 30 sec to rest without the Breathe Way and breathe normally.
When you’re ready, Press Start again, belly breathing in to the Breathe Way again for 1 minute. Remember to inflate the bag first. This time pay attention to how smoothly you are breathing. Your inhalation should be smooth in without pausing, and you breathe out smoothly. And again, not pausing at the end of your breath. After one minute, take a 30 second rest breathing normally.
Do this one minute session a total of 5 times through.
Great job!! Let your lungs rest for the rest of the day and take note if your lungs need more recovery then a day from this session.
Learn to Breathe and Control your Breathe Way Better.
Sessions #3 – Practice to breathe better with your Isocapnic BWB! 12 mins
Pre activity comments:
This session should be performed on a rested system from a comfortable seated position.
**If at any point during this session you feel dizzy, light headed, or woozy take extra rest or end the session.**
Description:
Sit down in a comfortable position with good tall posture.
Breathing Technique (breathing without the Breathe Way) : 5 mins Place your hand on your abdominal area (belly) and take 4 deep slow breaths followed by 30 sec of breathing normal. Take note, are you breathing from your shoulders? Maybe your chest? maybe your belly? Well, the technique we want you to work on is using your belly to breathe. Feel your hand get pushed out when you breathe in, and feel your hand move in towards your spine with you breathe out.
Using the Breathe Way:
7 mins With your Breathe Way assembled, place the mouth piece in your mouth, like a snorkel, and blow up the rebreather bag like you were inflating a balloon. Breathe in with your mouth off the mouth piece and blow the air in to the device, inflating the bag. Once the bag is full, you are ready to start.
Set your BWB tempo App to 10 breaths per minute for one minute. With your lips sealed on the mouth piece, Press Start and hold the breath tempo depicted. Do this for 1 minute and pay attention to how you are breathing… Hopefully from your belly.
After one minute take 30 sec to rest without the Breathe Way and breathe normally.
When you’re ready, Press Start again, belly breathing in to the Breathe Way again for 1 minute. Remember to inflate the bag first. This time pay attention to how smoothly you are breathing. Your inhalation should be smooth in without pausing, and you breathe out smoothly. And again, not pausing at the end of your breath. After one minute, take a 30 second rest breathing normally.
Do this one minute session a total of 7 times through.
Great job!! Let your lungs rest for the rest of the day and take note if your lungs need more recovery then a day from this session.
Session #4 – 2 Minute Steady State Large Tidal Volume 8 mins
Pre activity comments:
This session should be performed on a rested system from a comfortable seated position.
**If at any point during this session you feel dizzy, light headed, or woozy take extra rest or end the session.**
Description:
Remember all that you have learned form the “Learn to Breathe the right Way” sessions.
Do 4 sets of: (Set your BWB tempo app to 10 breaths per minute)
2 minutes of 10 breaths per minute, maximizing your lung tidal volume (breathing deep). Take 30-60 second rest between.
Take note how your lungs are feeling the rest of the day and take extra days rest if needed.
Now you can breathe better with your Isocapnic BWB.
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About this article
Written by
Coach Luke Way is the founder and CEO of Isocapnic and has coached endurance athletes for 20 years. He specializes in elite triathlon, mountain biking, CrossFit, and physiology-led athlete assessment.
Scientifically reviewed by
Dr. Andrew Sellars is a Canadian physician, anesthesiologist, performance physiologist, entrepreneur, and coach with a Master's degree in Athletic Coaching. He co-founded VO2 Master and is Co-Founder, Chief Science Officer, and Physiology Advisor at Isocapnic Technologies Inc., where his work focuses on biomarker-guided training and respiratory performance.
Review completed: August 1, 2026
