"If you’re like most people, your breathing pattern likely has some issues like, for example, over-breathing, chest breathing, and holding your breath.
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Breathing habits like these lead to a shortage of oxygen and energy and are very stressful to the body.
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The solution to these issues is to become acutely aware of the way you breathe and then consciously reshape the way you breathe.
1. Breathe through your nose
Every breath you take should go in and out through the nose.
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When you breathe through your mouth, the lungs get a lot more “unfiltered” air that is raw, cold, dry and full of viruses and bacteria. So, be kind to your lungs and breathe through your nose, will ya?
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If you feel like your nasal passages are too tight to breathe trough, that’s most likely because you’ve been breathing through your mouth for so long that your nose has adapted.
2. Breathe with the diaphragm
The air you breathe in through your nose should go all the way down in your belly. 70–80% of the inhaling should be done by the diaphragm so that your breathing is nice and deep. That has a couple of advantages:
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It helps your lungs with the gas exchange because it’s much more efficient in the lower parts of the lungs.
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The diaphragm ”massages” your liver, stomach, and intestines, giving these organs a rhythmical balance.
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The diaphragm ”massages” your liver, stomach, and intestines, giving these organs a rhythmical balance.
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The lymphatic system, which is important for your immune system, gets the help it needs to get rid of the waste products from the bowels.
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The pressure in the chest and belly is decreased so that the heart won’t have to work as hard.
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3. Breathe relaxed
No matter what you want to do, you’ll do it better if you’re relaxed. Since your breathing reflects your thoughts and feelings, situations that make you feel tense also lead to tense and stressed breathing pattern. That way of breathing then leads to a lack of oxygen which, in turn, makes your body and brain even more stressed.
4. Breathe rhythmically
Everything has a natural rhythm — the ocean waves, the seasons, the moon. Your body is no different. The rhythm of your heart is measured in EKG and the brain in EEG.
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The hormones in the body follow our natural rhythm. One example is melatonin that is released when you’re going to sleep.
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Optimal breathing is no different: When everything is in tune, your body functions at it’s very best.
5. Breathe silently
Coughing, snoring, sniffling and so on, are suboptimal breaths in disguise.
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It’s easy to neglect all these sounds we make, but a breathing pattern that contains a lot of them puts a considerable strain on the body. The breath loses its rhythm, and we mess up principle number 4.
If your breathing isn't completely screwed up after reading this and attempting to figure out if you're doing it right I shall be impressed
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From a website called medium(dot)com btw but the url is stupid long and I'm not typing and editing it just to post it here
To all the people I dislike: please ignore the post above this one. There is absolutely nothing you should be concerned about. That pain in your chest just means you're Winning.
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(Obligatory: "this is a joke" disclaimer)
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Breathing habits like these lead to a shortage of oxygen and energy and are very stressful to the body.
.
The solution to these issues is to become acutely aware of the way you breathe and then consciously reshape the way you breathe.
Every breath you take should go in and out through the nose.
.
When you breathe through your mouth, the lungs get a lot more “unfiltered” air that is raw, cold, dry and full of viruses and bacteria. So, be kind to your lungs and breathe through your nose, will ya?
.
If you feel like your nasal passages are too tight to breathe trough, that’s most likely because you’ve been breathing through your mouth for so long that your nose has adapted.
The air you breathe in through your nose should go all the way down in your belly. 70–80% of the inhaling should be done by the diaphragm so that your breathing is nice and deep. That has a couple of advantages:
.
It helps your lungs with the gas exchange because it’s much more efficient in the lower parts of the lungs.
.
The diaphragm ”massages” your liver, stomach, and intestines, giving these organs a rhythmical balance.
.
The diaphragm ”massages” your liver, stomach, and intestines, giving these organs a rhythmical balance.
.
The lymphatic system, which is important for your immune system, gets the help it needs to get rid of the waste products from the bowels.
.
The pressure in the chest and belly is decreased so that the heart won’t have to work as hard.
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The chest becomes more relaxed, and so does the neck and shoulders. As a result, the likelihood of pain in these areas goes down.
No matter what you want to do, you’ll do it better if you’re relaxed. Since your breathing reflects your thoughts and feelings, situations that make you feel tense also lead to tense and stressed breathing pattern. That way of breathing then leads to a lack of oxygen which, in turn, makes your body and brain even more stressed.
Everything has a natural rhythm — the ocean waves, the seasons, the moon. Your body is no different. The rhythm of your heart is measured in EKG and the brain in EEG.
.
The hormones in the body follow our natural rhythm. One example is melatonin that is released when you’re going to sleep.
.
Optimal breathing is no different: When everything is in tune, your body functions at it’s very best.
Coughing, snoring, sniffling and so on, are suboptimal breaths in disguise.
.
It’s easy to neglect all these sounds we make, but a breathing pattern that contains a lot of them puts a considerable strain on the body. The breath loses its rhythm, and we mess up principle number 4.
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From a website called medium(dot)com btw but the url is stupid long and I'm not typing and editing it just to post it here
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(Obligatory: "this is a joke" disclaimer)