Use breath holds to warm up for exercise

Begin any exercise session with at least 10 minutes of warm-up.

Relax your body as you start to warm up and move around.

After 1 minute, exhale normally and hold your breath, pinching your nose with your fingers if it helps.

Continue moving with the breath held for 10-30 paces, or until you feel a moderate air hunger.

Let go of the nostrils, breathe in and resume normal breathing through the nose as you continue to warm up.

Every minute or so, repeat a breath-hold as above.

Continue for 10 minutes before going into the main part of your exercise.