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saxophone and health

by alain B
(quebec city)

hi talking with my physician about good health and exercise i wonder if playing the tenor saxophone
can increase the heartbeat ?




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Mar 13, 2011
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starstarstarstarstar 		Technique not Brute Force
by: Malcolm


Even someone with a heart complaint, unable to walk up a slight hill without gasping for breath, will have no problem blowing a saxophone for hours. This is partly due to the fact that, to an extent, you don't blow air through the instrument: you set the air that is already in the saxophone vibrating. This is an oversimplification, but there is enough in it to ensure that blowing the saxophone is less of a cardiovascular exercise than running hill-sprints, and only a little more cardiovascular than watching hill sprints on TV.
Malcolm
Mar 21, 2011
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starstarstarstarstar 		sax exercise and happiness
by: alain B.

Thanks Malcolm for your explanation.In fact my hope was that practicing sax tenor can be a part
of a good exercise program for people who have a health condition where increase the heartbeat is a good thing. Like diabete. But as you say it's not much . But it is better than nothing.

One thing is sure. More i practice.Better i feel.

Jan 13, 2012
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starstarstarstarstar 		BREATHING YOGA NEW
by: Anonymous

blowing or playing sax is like a breathing yoga so yes i believe its all good.

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