Description

About this 2-day Workshop

Performance capnography offers a practical means of examining how breathing behaviour and respiratory chemistry interact under changing task demands. However, its value depends on more than reading end-tidal carbon dioxide values or applying predetermined breathing techniques. Effective use requires attention to context, learned breathing habits, respiratory regulation, behavioural triggers, symptoms, performance demands, and the individual’s response to feedback.

This two-day applied workshop introduces a behavioural and psychophysiological approach to performance capnography. Participants will review the relationship between breathing behaviour, carbon dioxide regulation, pH, and performance before progressing to practical assessment methods including interviewing, baseline observation, task-challenge testing, negative practice, and interpretation of PetCO₂ and capnogram data.

The second day focuses on translating assessment into in-vivo application. Through demonstrations, practical exercises, and performance-based examples, participants will explore the use of capnography during exercise and high-demand tasks, respiratory biofeedback, task-specific breathing strategies, and the progression from deliberate self-intervention toward adaptive self-regulation.

Emphasis is placed on interpreting respiratory data within the demands of the task rather than applying universal breathing prescriptions. The workshop is intended to deepen participants’ understanding of how performance capnography can inform assessment, education, and applied decision-making in sport, tactical, operational, and other high-performance environments, while emphasising appropriate professional boundaries and limitations of interpretation.