Klarinet Archive - Posting 000630.txt from 2000/12

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] deep breaths: Stand or Sit?
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 19:32:45 -0500

At 01:57 PM 12/12/2000 GMT, Tony Pay wrote:
>On Tue, 12 Dec 2000 08:51:44 -0500, bhausmann1@-----.com said:
>
>> The extra lung capacity you gain from standing up may be very much
>> over-rated.
>
>Extra lung capacity?
>
>Did *you* try it yourself, Bill?

Actually, yes. But I was merely quoting from the previous post, which
mentioned an up to 25% gain. I did find in my own experimentation that, if
one draws a breath while SLOUCHING in a chair and then rises, more air can
indeed be taken into the lungs. If one is sitting up properly, however,
there is no significant gain. My conclusion then, is that the REAL
difference is not between standing and sitting, but between proper and
improper posture.

Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.com
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