Finally turned mine off the other day. Just almost annoyed me. lol
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Breathe
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Unfortunately, it reminds us when we are most busy at times and we can't always stop what we are doing. It is a useful tool though and if used properly, it works.
I don't believe that's the point at all. The breathe application is a reminder, not a mandatory stopping point. It's not always physically possible to stop what we are doing in our personal and work life to react to a breathe notification.
I think the point of the notification is to take the Time at some point throughout day and exercise the breathing technique. It serves more as a reminder than immediately stopping what we are doing.
As long as you exercise the technique at some point during your day, then reminder served its purpose.
Some disable the notification and others appreciate it. To each their own.
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Yeah I looked later and realized it was just set at 5 hours. Didn't realize it could be changed.
I have tried to start using it
However it reminds me at the most inconvenient times! Breathe during the middle of a multiplayer video game match, or breathe during a presentation!
And then I forget to use it whenever I finish those activities or have free time
Exactly. And really, why do we need a standalone app when if we really wanted or needed this we could simply set a reminder for ourselves to breath and it would do the same thing?
I would agree there doesn't need to be a separate application for it. If it wants to serve as a reminder, toggling off/on under settings is all you need or any other adjusting if need be.
The funniest times for me are when it reminds me to breathe in the middle of band practice after I've been playing tuba for two hours.
No joke: after honking through a piece, I felt a tap from the watch; looked at it and it says, "Take some time to Breathe." I'm thinking, dude, I've been huffing and puffing all night...
Well I do like the application part because it helps with the times
With combat breathing (which I assume this is it) it's 5 seconds on each move (inhale, hold, exhale) however you can't focus on your breath if you're counting
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And the way it says it too is funny
I know they mean more than just normal breathing when they give you the reminders
But it's so funny to be in a match and seeing "Don't forget to breathe"
You don't say...
You're probably referring to counting for a different reason --
When we wind players practice breathing exercises, doing them by counts is common -- in for 8, our for 8, etc. Lots of variations, too (I've had my guys play a 15-count exercise, then breathe in for 1, then repeat the exercise on the next valve combination). The goal is to help learn how to exhale evenly for a more consistent sound, and inhale ("air is fuel!") without disrupting timing.
Right, was refering to combat breathing is to relieve stress in intense times, to calm you down
That's what I was referring to when counting
You inhale for 5 secs, hold that breath for 5 secs, and let go for 5 secs