Although laughter often is great Medicine, you don’t want to come up short of breath too often. Breathing fully and deeply helps lower your heart rate and blood pressure, promotes endurance and better calorie burn, reduces stress, eases pain and strengthens the immune system.
Whew! Here are three great ways to maximize your supply of oxygen and get all the benefits.
Morning breathe –and –stretch. Stand tall, arms straight over your head. Inhale deeply and, as you bend forward, exhale (slowly); bring your finger tips toward your toes. (you don’t have to touch them!) then, inhaling slowly stretch back up to your original position. Repeat three times.
Midafternoon re-energizing breath. Sitting, rapidly inhale through your nose and exhale through puckered lips- about three times a second – until you are out of stream,. Your diaphragm should go up and down.
Sweet-dreams breathing, stretch out and put your right hand over your belly button. Inhale and let the air fill your belly and push it out so it’s big and full. Then slowly and evenly exhale and let your belly button sink way down to your spine. Repeat 10 times.
Thanks,
King Features syndicate,
The Hindu-Well Being,
13/01/2013
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