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If you want to get healthier, you need to focus on breathing techniques. You may hear about getting healthier by what you eat and the exercises you do but your breathing is just as important. Some people who have higher levels of stress may not focus on their breathing much at all. This can lead to various health issues. If you are someone who doesn’t pay too close of attention to your breathing, doing the following breathing techniques can help you out.
If you are not used to following along with your breathing, you should try 4-6-8 breathing. This is one of the breathing techniques that works by counting your breaths. You will quietly inhale into your nose and exhale out your mouth. The tip on your tongue should be put near the ridge of your front teeth on the top over the course of this breathing technique. When you inhale, you do that for 4 seconds. You will hold your breath for 6 seconds and you will release the breath for 8 seconds. You should do this type of breathing 3 times each time you do it.
Have you ever heard of belly breathing? You probably have but that doesn’t mean you do it regularly. This is one of the breathing techniques that helps out a lot. You may also hear of it as abdominal breathing. You will expand your abdomen instead of the upper chest area. Your diaphragm will be moving in the middle area and your lungs are pushing your organs in the abdomen downwards. This helps to better your digestive system and expand your airway as well.
Using 4-6-8 Breathing
Using Belly Breathing
Nostril breathing