Andrew Huberman· PhD
When we inhale our heart rate speeds up. When we exhale our heart rate slows down.
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When we inhale our heart rate speeds up. When we exhale our heart rate slows down.
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So, what this means is if you want your heart to beat faster, inhale longer, inhale more vigorously than your exhales.
So if you do long inhales or you inhale more vigorously, you actually are speeding your heart up.
If you want to increase your heart rate, you can simply inhale longer and more vigorously relative to your exhales.
So if you do long inhales or you inhale more vigorously, you actually are speeding your heart up.