How To Breathe Properly For Good Health
Breathing is such a primary function for our survival that can be used to reduce stress and stimulate good health. Notice that your breath is fast, short and shallow when you are angry, fearful or under stress and how you naturally take deeper, slower and longer breaths when you are in a peaceful and relaxed state. With breath awareness and conscious relaxation, you can enhance your ability to cope with life’s increasing pace and take control of all aspects of your health in general.
Besides, deep breathing also enhances concentration and eases pain. Research has even shown that breathing correctly helps to burn fat, makes your skin glow and corrects hormone imbalances. It has also been proven to lower blood pressure, improve digestion and increase blood circulation throughout the body and decrease overall anxiety.
However, many have adopted bad breathing habits and swallow breathing with the upper chest instead of with the lower lungs and diaphragm. By changing breathing patterns and consciously breathing deeply into the abdomen, you can create a calm relaxed state from a stressful one.
Deep breathing calms both the body and mind by slowing down heart rate and easing the nervous system. However, many people rush around, shallow-breathing their way through life and wondering why they always feel stressed, unwell and out of breath.
By learning simple breathing exercises and by becoming more mindful of the art as well as the act of breathing, you can do great things for your mind and body. It is recommended that you practice twice daily for a minimum of five uninterrupted minutes using the following steps:
- Sit in a chair, with your back straight but not rigid.
- Relax your shoulders and place your palms on either side of the abdomen
- Inhale slowly through the nose, drawing air into the abdomen to fill and expand it using your diaphragm, then up through your middle torso and finally expanding the chest.
- Repeat 3-5 times.
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