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The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

Most Replayed Moment: Simple Breathing Techniques To Reduce Stress Fast! - James Nestor

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

FlightStory

Society & Culture, Business, Education

4.613.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

James Nestor is a renowned expert on breathing and respiratory health. He is dedicated to uncovering the profound effects of proper breathing on mental and physical well-being. In today's moment, James Nestor delves into the crucial connection between lung capacity, stress and overall health. Listen to the full episode here! Spotify: https://g2ul0.app.link/sE19jnXPDVb Apple: https://g2ul0.app.link/D1g9W02PDVb Watch the episodes on YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/%20TheDiaryOfACEO/videos⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I've rolled out uni because I want to live at home.

0:02.5

I've ruled out uni because I want to earn money.

0:05.7

I've ruled out uni because of my grades.

0:10.1

Study with the Open University and there's no need to rule out anything.

0:13.9

With our respected degrees, you can learn from home and work alongside study.

0:18.1

We're open to all. Plus, you'll have the support of expert tutors. So rethink your

0:23.6

future with the degree you didn't think was possible. The Open University. The future is open.

0:33.6

Is there a correlation between our health outcomes, how long we'll live, and our lung capacity, our VO2 max, and all of that stuff? Is there a correlation there?

0:44.7

So I had the same question years ago, and I started looking into it, and it turns out that numerous studies have found that the healthier and larger your lungs are, the longer you will live.

0:57.4

That is the greatest indicator of lifespan was lung size and lung health.

1:03.5

The greatest indicator of life.

1:04.9

The greatest indicator.

1:06.0

According to these studies, the Framingham study looked at 5,200 people over the course of 70 years,

1:12.1

and they found that the people who lived the longest had the largest and healthiest lung function.

1:17.7

They even did studies in which they were looking at people who had lung transplants,

1:24.4

so surgically implanting lungs, those who are given larger lungs lived way longer than

1:30.3

those given normal size or smaller lungs. So no matter how you get these larger lungs, it's better.

1:37.6

And luckily, we don't need to get a transplant to do this. We can practice healthy breathing.

1:43.1

We can practice stretches. We can exercise. And this naturally

1:47.3

can keep our lung size up. It's very sad when you start looking at these charts of what happened

1:52.7

after you're 30. You're almost there. So get ready. It's a real bummer. But your lung function starts

1:58.8

dropping off very quickly. And for women around 50 and 60

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