Doing it right can affect mood,
energy,
performance -
even your health!
James P. Smith, MD, clinical professor of medicine and director of respiratory intensive care at the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, said: “A good stretch of the lung and chest walls can improve lung function. Deep breathing also quiets the need to stretch the lungs by reducing nerve signals from the chest wall to the brain, often relaxing the whole system.”
Deep breathing exercises may also alter your emotional state, dissolve tensions and heighten concentration. Alexander Lowen, MD, founder of the Institute for Bioenergetics, and his therapists believe that powerful feelings and fears can be unconsciously buried in the body’s musculature. They think controlled, deep breathing can help to liberate them.
Can you learn diaphragmatic breathing techniques? For sure.
Lie down on your back on a mat or rug, with one palm placed on the center of your chest, the other on the lower edge of a rib cage where your abdomen begins. As you inhale, the lower edge of your rib cage should expand and your abdomen should rise; during exhalation, the opposite should occur.
Be sure to cultivate the the habit of harmonious, rhythmic breathing – and breathe through your nose, not your mouth, as the nose prepares and modifies the breath for assimilation by the body.
What is the best way to breathe during heavy exercise?
David Balsey, R.P.T., director of the Sports Medicine Performance and Research Center at The Hospital for Special Surgery, NYC, said,
“It is important to breathe deeply and completely to prevent injury and increase efficiency. When you are exercising, pushing hard, breath out to avoid creating strain. When you relax – breath in – and use diaphragmatic breathing when possible, so as to suck more air in and use your entire lung.”
Hatha Yoga takes diaphragmatic breathing a step further.
Sit up with a straight spine and focus your mind on your breathing. Suck all the air out of your abdomen. Letting your abdomen protrude, breath into your abdomen, middle chest and then your upper chest, gently raising your rib cage. Exhale in the opposite direction pulling your abdomen in.
Relearning proper breathing techniques can take time and patience, but being aware about the quality of your breathing can make a real difference in how you feel.
energy,
performance -
even your health!
James P. Smith, MD, clinical professor of medicine and director of respiratory intensive care at the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, said: “A good stretch of the lung and chest walls can improve lung function. Deep breathing also quiets the need to stretch the lungs by reducing nerve signals from the chest wall to the brain, often relaxing the whole system.”
Deep breathing exercises may also alter your emotional state, dissolve tensions and heighten concentration. Alexander Lowen, MD, founder of the Institute for Bioenergetics, and his therapists believe that powerful feelings and fears can be unconsciously buried in the body’s musculature. They think controlled, deep breathing can help to liberate them.
Can you learn diaphragmatic breathing techniques? For sure.
Lie down on your back on a mat or rug, with one palm placed on the center of your chest, the other on the lower edge of a rib cage where your abdomen begins. As you inhale, the lower edge of your rib cage should expand and your abdomen should rise; during exhalation, the opposite should occur.
Be sure to cultivate the the habit of harmonious, rhythmic breathing – and breathe through your nose, not your mouth, as the nose prepares and modifies the breath for assimilation by the body.
What is the best way to breathe during heavy exercise?
David Balsey, R.P.T., director of the Sports Medicine Performance and Research Center at The Hospital for Special Surgery, NYC, said,
“It is important to breathe deeply and completely to prevent injury and increase efficiency. When you are exercising, pushing hard, breath out to avoid creating strain. When you relax – breath in – and use diaphragmatic breathing when possible, so as to suck more air in and use your entire lung.”
Hatha Yoga takes diaphragmatic breathing a step further.
Sit up with a straight spine and focus your mind on your breathing. Suck all the air out of your abdomen. Letting your abdomen protrude, breath into your abdomen, middle chest and then your upper chest, gently raising your rib cage. Exhale in the opposite direction pulling your abdomen in.
Relearning proper breathing techniques can take time and patience, but being aware about the quality of your breathing can make a real difference in how you feel.
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