On average a person will take 20,000 breaths in one day. This varies depending on the health of a person, physical activity, emotional levels and other factors. I have only more recently started working my breath out. Like a teenager figuring out what makes them want to roll out of bed everyday, I've been working out what restricts my breath? what excites it? relaxes it? how much of my internal dialogue dictates the volume of oxygen reaching my blood and feeding my body?!? Yo