Performance Talks
Performance Talks
Performance Talks are short, educational sessions delivered in gyms, sports clubs and team training environments. They focus on how breathing efficiency and sleep quality influence performance and recovery and why limitations in these areas can hold athletes back despite high effort.
Performance Talks are short, educational sessions delivered in gyms, sports clubs and team training environments. They focus on how breathing efficiency and sleep quality influence performance and recovery and why limitations in these areas can hold athletes back despite high effort.
Their purpose is to raise awareness. The sessions help athletes, members and teams begin identifying where performance or recovery may be starting to break down and to better understand the role breathing and sleep play within that picture.
Their purpose is to raise awareness. The sessions help athletes, members and teams begin identifying where performance or recovery may be starting to break down and to better understand the role breathing and sleep play within that picture.
Performance Talks are delivered in two formats, depending on the focus and needs of the gym, club, or team: one centred on breathing efficiency and one on sleep quality.
Performance Talks are delivered in two formats, depending on the focus and needs of the gym, club, or team: one centred on breathing efficiency and one on sleep quality.
Breathing Efficiency
Breathing Efficiency
The breathing-focused talk reframes performance away from simply working harder and towards how efficiently the body supports effort. Breathing efficiency is presented as a trainable performance system — one that directly influences how much output can be produced for a given level of effort and how much physiological stress that effort carries. Rather than a passive consequence of training, breathing is shown as a driver of intensity, recovery, and composure under fatigue.
The breathing-focused talk reframes performance away from simply working harder and towards how efficiently the body supports effort. Breathing efficiency is presented as a trainable performance system — one that directly influences how much output can be produced for a given level of effort and how much physiological stress that effort carries.
Rather than a passive consequence of training, breathing is shown as a driver of intensity, recovery, and composure under fatigue.
We look at:
We look at:
· Why performance depends on oxygen utilisation, not simply how much air is inhaled
· Common breathing habits that quietly reduce intensity and slow recovery
· How CO₂ tolerance acts as a key performance limiter across different training styles
· Simple awareness cues and habits that can be applied immediately, without equipment or programme changes
· Why performance depends on oxygen utilisation, not simply how much air is
inhaled
· Common breathing habits that quietly reduce intensity and slow recovery
· How CO₂ tolerance acts as a key performance limiter across different training
styles
· Simple awareness cues and habits that can be applied immediately, without
equipment or programme changes
· Why performance depends on
oxygen utilisation, not simply how
much air is inhaled
· Common breathing habits that
quietly reduce intensity and slow
recovery
· How CO₂ tolerance acts as a key
performance limiter across different
training styles
· Simple awareness cues and habits
that can be applied immediately,
without equipment or programme
changes
The content is accessible across fitness levels and is designed to complement — not replace — existing coaching and training approaches.
The content is accessible across fitness levels and is designed to complement — not replace — existing coaching and training approaches.
The content is accessible across fitness levels and is designed to complement — not replace — existing coaching and training approaches.
Sleep Quality
Sleep Quality
The sleep-focused talk frames sleep quality as a foundational performance and recovery system, not simply a matter of getting enough hours in bed. Sleep is presented as the primary period during which recovery, adaptation, cellular repair, detoxification and energy regulation take place — processes that directly influence performance, resilience, and long-term health.
Rather than treating sleep as a standalone behaviour, the session focuses on why sleep quality is a by-product of multiple underlying systems. Central to this is the role of the body’s internal clocks (circadian rhythms), which regulate when sleep is most restorative, how efficiently recovery processes occur, and how well the body transitions between wakefulness and rest. These timing signals are often the missing piece, even for people who already prioritise sleep duration and consistency.
Rather than treating sleep as a standalone behaviour, the session focuses on why sleep quality is a by-product of multiple underlying systems. Central to this is the role of the body’s internal clocks (circadian rhythms), which regulate when sleep is most restorative, how efficiently recovery processes occur, and how well the body transitions between wakefulness and rest.
These timing signals are often the missing piece, even for people who already prioritise sleep duration and consistency.
We look at:
We look at:
· How everyday habits and timing across the day can quietly disrupt sleep efficiency, even when time in bed appears
adequate
· How internal body clocks regulate the timing and structure of sleep, and why misalignment at this level undermines
recovery
· Why sleep architecture, cellular repair, detoxification, and energy regulation are central to adaptation and performance
· Why sleep duration and timing emerge as by-products of a well-regulated system, rather than something that can be
reliably forced by targeting hours alone
· How everyday habits and timing across the day can quietly disrupt sleep
efficiency, even when time in bed appears adequate
· How internal body clocks regulate the timing and structure of sleep, and why
misalignment at this level undermines recovery
· Why sleep architecture, cellular repair, detoxification, and energy regulation
are central to adaptation and performance
· Why sleep duration and timing emerge as by-products of a well-regulated
system, rather than something that can be reliably forced by targeting hours
alone
· How everyday habits and timing
across the day can quietly disrupt
sleep efficiency, even when time in
bed appears adequate
· How internal body clocks regulate
the timing and structure of sleep, and
why misalignment at this level
undermines recovery
· Why sleep architecture, cellular
repair, detoxification, and energy
regulation are central to adaptation
and performance
· Why sleep duration and timing
emerge as by-products of a well-
regulated system, rather than
something that can be reliably forced
by targeting hours alone
The aim is to improve understanding of what actually underpins good sleep, rather than adding another checklist of do’s and don’ts. Regardless of background or goals, sleep quality matters because it forms the foundation on which performance, recovery, and long-term adaptation are built, and improvements here tend to accelerate progress everywhere else.
The aim is to improve understanding of what actually underpins good sleep, rather than adding another checklist of do’s and don’ts. Regardless of background or goals, sleep quality matters because it forms the foundation on which performance, recovery, and long-term adaptation are built, and improvements here tend to accelerate progress everywhere else.
"Very Knowledgable & Approachable"
"Very Knowledgable
& Approachable"
"Very Knowledgable & Approachable"
"Helped me spot shallow breathing
I didn't know I had"
"Helped me spot shallow breathing
I didn't know I had"
"Helped me spot shallow breathing
I didn't know I had"
"Nasal breathing finally makes sense"
"Nasal breathing finally
makes sense"
"Nasal breathing finally makes sense"
Value for Organisations
Value for Organisations
From the perspective of gyms, sports clubs, and teams, the value lies in shared understanding. Athletes and members gain clearer insight into where performance or recovery may be limited, which helps align expectations between participants and coaches, support staff or trainers.
From the perspective of gyms, sports clubs, and teams, the value lies in shared understanding. Athletes and members gain clearer insight into where performance or recovery may be limited, which helps align expectations between participants and coaches, support staff or trainers.
Because the sessions focus on awareness rather than instruction, they help athletes and members better understand the factors influencing performance and recovery, without interfering with existing coaching or training plans.
Because the sessions focus on awareness rather than instruction, they help athletes and members better understand the factors influencing performance and recovery, without interfering with existing coaching or training plans.
Organisations value these talks because they:
Organisations value these talks because they:
· Give participants immediate awareness of breathing and recovery-related limitations
· Provide simple insights that can be reflected on and applied beyond the session
· Support performance, intensity, and recovery across training environments
· Reinforce a culture that values education and awareness, helping people feel more invested in their training environment
· Act as an easy, low-friction value add for the wider training community
· Give participants immediate awareness of breathing and recovery-related
limitations
· Provide simple insights that can be reflected on and applied beyond the
session
· Support performance, intensity, and recovery across training environments
· Reinforce a culture that values education and awareness, helping people feel
more invested in their training environment
· Act as an easy, low-friction value add for the wider training community
· Give participants immediate
awareness of breathing and
recovery-related limitations
· Provide simple insights that can be
reflected on and applied beyond the
session
· Support performance, intensity, and
recovery across training
environments
· Reinforce a culture that values
education and awareness, helping
people feel more invested in their
training environment
· Act as an easy, low-friction value
add for the wider training community
What's Included
What's Included
Each Performance Talk includes:
Each Performance Talk includes:
· A focused 60-minute educational session delivered on-site
· The Breathing & Sleep Foundations Self-Audit for members to take away and assess their current baseline
· Marketing assets to promote the session
· Optional follow-up programming for those who want deeper coaching
· A focused 60-minute educational session delivered on-site
· The Breathing & Sleep Foundations Self-Audit for members to take away and
assess their current baseline
· Marketing assets to promote the session
· Optional follow-up programming for those who want deeper coaching
· A focused 60-minute educational
session delivered on-site
· The Breathing & Sleep Foundations
Self-Audit for members to take
away
· Marketing assets to promote the
session
· Optional follow-up programming for
those who want deeper coaching
The session stands alone as an educational offering and does not require changes to existing training programmes.
The session stands alone as an educational offering and does not require changes to existing training programmes.
If you’d like to explore whether this would be a good fit for your organisation, feel free to get in touch.
If you’d like to explore whether this would be a good fit for your organisation, feel free to get in touch.
Holistic Origins Ltd.
Registered Office: 124 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX
Company No. 13554087
Copyright © 2026 Holistic Origins Ltd. All rights reserved
Holistic Origins Ltd.
Registered Office: 124 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX
Company No. 13554087
Copyright © 2026 Holistic Origins Ltd. All rights reserved
Holistic Origins Ltd.
Registered Office: 124 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX
Company No. 13554087
Copyright © 2026 Holistic Origins Ltd. All rights reserved
Holistic Origins Ltd.
Registered Office: 124 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX
Company No. 13554087
Copyright © 2026 Holistic Origins Ltd. All rights reserved