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Breathletics USE YOUR BREATH AS A WEAPON 💨⚡️
Better breathing, better living, better performance. Transform your life with breathwork! in Kinesiology.

Join us on the journey to peak health and athletic excellence. Meet Mike Kolander, Founder of Breathletics

Mike Kolander’s journey in the fitness industry began in the summer of 1996 when he graduated from the University of Illinois/Chicago with a B.S. With over 35,000 clinical hours and numerous certifications in NASM, CrossFit, and Breathwork Facilitation, Mike brings unparalleled expertise to the Breathletics team. Throughout his career, Mike has worked with a diverse range of clients, including the Chicago Blackhawks, professional athletes, senior citizens, rehab patients, military personnel, travel sports teams, teachers, and stay-at-home moms. His personalized wellness prescriptions are tailored to meet and surpass each client’s unique goals safely and efficiently. As a Certified Advanced Instructor through the Oxygen Advantage and a Certified Breathe Instructor through The Breathing Class, Mike's passion for breathwork has transformed both his professional and personal life. He is dedicated to sharing the incredible benefits of breathwork, helping others improve their athletic performance, sleep quality, stress levels, and overall well-being. Join Mike and the Breathletics team to experience the life-changing power of breathwork! 🌬️✨

11/02/2026

Proud to introduce Tony Ondrus, a Jiu Jitsu blue belt and silver medalist w Valko BJJ in a Chicago Jiu Jitsu Tournament a few months back - Ive been working w Tony and he’s definitely taken to the Breathwork Boxing/Jiu Jitsu/MMA Breathwork program. Many thanks to Jay Valko for having me speak with the class after practice. Truly an honor …..
(Apologies on the audio)

Deep thoughts on a Sunday….. ☀️
11/02/2026

Deep thoughts on a Sunday….. ☀️

10/30/2026

If you want to increase breathing efficiency, get more oxygen delivered to your muscles, recover in your corner faster, and have energy and power for longer periods in your fight…TAPE YOUR MOUTH SHUT.

Mouth breathing is like fighting two people instead of one…..your energy drains faster, the blood to your brain decreases, your blood pressure and heart rate go up, and if you continue to mouth breathe ?

THIS IS CALLED METABOREFLEX

Your body will take blood from your extremities and send it to your core because your brain takes the “mouth breathing” signal as an emergency and your core needs help working.

How in the F can you defend yourself and deliver bombs when you have LESS blood in your arms and legs??? Take a look at Jake Paul getting his jaw broken….Mouth breathing with his arms down bc he was gassed.
Conquer w Luke Davila getting after it

WHY DO ELITE ATHLETES TAPE THEIR MOUTHS DURING TRAINING?To encourage nasal breathing, build breathing discipline, improv...
10/12/2026

WHY DO ELITE ATHLETES TAPE THEIR MOUTHS DURING TRAINING?

To encourage nasal breathing, build breathing discipline, improve oxygen delivery to the muscles, and improve tolerance to CO₂.

Your breathing is trainable. Train it like a muscle.

Turn your breath into a weapon

Proof that practicing breathwork can unlock powers your body has that you didn’t know it had …… Athletes train thei...
10/11/2026

Proof that practicing breathwork can unlock powers your body has that you didn’t know it had ……

Athletes train their strength, speed, and endurance relentlessly. Yet most completely ignore the ONE thing powering every second of performance.

THEIR BREATH.

Better breathing. Better endurance. Faster recovery. Sharper focus.

Your breath is your most underrated performance tool. TRAIN IT.

Turn your breath into a weapon

10/09/2026

🔥 FINISHED YOUR SET? CLOSE YOUR MOUTH.

Nasal breathing helps you:

💪 Regain control of your breathing faster.

🫁 Build CO₂ tolerance for better breathing efficiency.

🧠 Shift out of fight-or-flight and toward recovery.

Your set is over. Your recovery is just beginning.

If you don’t utilize nasal breathing when your heart rate is high, you are leaving a little energy, power, speed, velocity and focus on the table.

Turn your breath into a weapon
Spear Training Center🎯 w Evan D getting after the sledgehammerin’

10/07/2026

TIME FLIES.

What a summer at Breathletics ! Hooked up with top ranked Team Zariah zariah_chi and the guys Sam Colonna Boxing, got my college athletes back for another summer of torture, worked with a top Junior Olympic golfer, D1 volleyball player, D1 golfer, a silver medal winning Jiu Jitsu athlete, a few teams, and local athletes (and retired moms) across the board….

To be able to help not only athletes but people in all populations unlock strengths with breathing and breathwork that they didn’t know they had is something that I find myself so insanely lucky to be able to do.

Through all the mask breathing ,breath holds, mouth taping, visualization and meditation, I want to thank you for allowing Breathletics to help turn your breath into a weapon. Truly an honor …..

10/06/2026

REEEEEEEELAAAAAAAAX yourself …..

This is a proven way to activate the Vagus nerve (Latin for “all over the body”) which is basically your chill switch. This activates it lightning - style : SUPER quick.
DISCLAIMER- Do not do breath holds if you are pregnant, driving or are in water

10/06/2026

REEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAX yourself…..

Try this when you want the floor to drop out with whatever stress or anger you are going through at the moment…..

This activates the Vagus nerve (Think : Chill switch)
It runs all over your body. And this type of breathwork exercise has you taking less than 4 breaths /minute, which not only activates your Vagus nerve, it turns it on, lightning-bolt style…..SUPER quick
DISCLAIMER: Don’t do these if you’re pregnant, behind the wheel or in water

Shout out to the Almighty Zariah B from Sam Colonna Boxing at USA Boxing Nationals this weekend in Cleveland! She’s adde...
10/02/2026

Shout out to the Almighty Zariah B from Sam Colonna Boxing at USA Boxing Nationals this weekend in Cleveland! She’s added breathwork to her training so the sky is the limit ….This kid works harder than most of the adults I’ve worked with - big heart and bigger punches.

Time to add more hardware to your collection…..

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