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Vol. I No. 3
September 2009
page 2
taBle of Contents
The Basics of Proper Breathing 3Poor Breathing Equals More Stress 5Poor Breathing Also Distorts Posture 6Learning to Breathe Right 8Integrating Breathing with Proper Abdominal Movements 10A Habit of Good Breathing 12Complement Your Breathing Exercise by “De-Training” Your Traps 13Summing Things Up 16
Vol. I No. 3
September 2009
page 3
Breathing tutorial
By:
V gy
Updated:
10/28/2009
The Basics of Proper Breathing
One of the easiest things most people can do to improve their health,energy levels, and even their general mood is to learn how to breathe properly.It may come as a surprise to you that it’s possible to breathe improperly, butthe fact of the matter is that just about everyone in America has less thanperfect breathing technique. So what is proper breathing technique? A proper breath is taken through the nose into the stomach using the muscles of thediaphragm. People in less developed countries don’t need to be taught tobreathe this way because they do it naturally from birth. In fact, all of us should naturally breatheinto our stomach using the diaphragm. So why don’t we?Strange as it sounds, the reason that most Americans breathe into their chests and not intotheir stomachs is because we spend so much of our days seated. Sitting crunches down onthe diaphragm (your primary breathing muscle) and turns it off. With your diaphragm turnedoff, you start to breathe through your mouth into your chest using the muscles of your neck andshoulders, which really aren’t meant to be used for breathing regularly.
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