Effect of Wim Hof breathing method for the enhancement of sports performance: A Systematic Review

Wim Hof, a Dutch extreme athlete, earned his name “The Iceman”, and created three techniques namely Breathing known as Wim Hof Breathing Method (WHBM), Cold exposure and commitment related to body awareness that promotes deeply to your willpower. This systematic study reviews whether the effect of the selected technique i.e., WHBM is for the enhancement of sports performance. Methods: A systematic review of published articles (n=8) was used and received a mean score of 18-28 years of age based on PubMed, Metadata, MDPI, ProQuest, Web of Science, Scopus that delimits to the following keywords: breathing economy, sports performance, Heart Rate Variability, Vo2 kinetics, fatigue, exercise, endurance and healthrelated outcomes, control of stress and physiology. Results: The present study consists of eight papers; five papers show positive and the remaining three do not show any effective results in the above-mentioned keywords of methodology. The findings of this systematic review suggest that Wim Hof’s breathing method may affect the enhancement of sports performance in various parameters such as physical endurance, mental Stress, mood and anxiety and vo2 kinetics. Additionally, this method was not suggested to enhance respiratory economy, physical conditions of stress, and anaerobic performance were shown insignificant.

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