Please read this testimonial from the parents of a great young athlete I have been working with. It details the impact of the Buteyko breathing programme on her development. Amy Watkins Aged 14 born 1999 Our daughter Amy is a dedicated athlete who competes for Law and District Athletic Club, plays Rugby for Biggar Rugby Club and generally does well at all sports in school. She has set her sights on reaching as high as she can in Rugby. For the last 18 months Amy has been suffering from collapses when pushing herself either at training or when competing. It became normal for us to wait at the finish line of an 800 metres knowing that she would collapse at the end of a race. Towards the end of this period Amy could never complete any training sessions without having to take breaks. If she didn’t take the break she would collapse. Whilst playing rugby she would need to come off the field constantly to recover from her inability to breath. Over this period Amy saw many specialists and had all sorts of diagnostic testing done including heart scans and oxygen analysis. It was a very stressful time for her when all she wanted to do was play sport. She was told by several in the medical profession that there was ‘nothing wrong’ with her. This clearly was not the case as an otherwise fit and healthy 14 year old should not be collapsing as she was. By chance we spoke to a friend that we had not seen for a while who told us their daughter, a swimmer had had similar but not the same symptoms. This girl had been to see Michael and was now better. We felt we had exhausted all avenues and were obviously pleased that there might be another option. We were sceptical to say the least prior to making our first appointment but now we are so glad we did. I’m sure Michael can expand on what was actually wrong with Amy but after consultation Amy was given a programme of breathing exercises to follow. Michael also advised very thoroughly as to Amy’s diet. Amy saw Michael over a 4 week period and at the end of that period all I can say that in our eyes she’s fixed. We are amazed at the transformation and even listening to his advice has allowed us to make life choices as well. She has had a couple of wobbles but with further advice she managed to get back on track within a day. Less than 6 months later Amy has played full competitive games of rugby and run cross country. She feels all round healthier and fitter and is eagerly looking forward to her continued participation in sport. Gary & Lorraine Watkins
Posted on: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 08:51:23 +0000
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