"As long as we breathe, we live" - ​​a statement,with which you literally cannot argue. However, we all breathe completely differently and this is a fact. Some people tend to breathe quickly and frequently regardless of the general background of what is happening, while others prefer calm and measured breathing. In addition to the above, there is also diaphragmatic breathing. Haven't heard of it? No problem, we will try to fill this gap and shed light on this information.

What is belly breathing?

It is this type of breathing that directlyis associated with the concept of "diaphragm". Surely each of you has not only heard, but also has a general idea of ​​the term "diaphragm". In simple terms, the diaphragm is nothing more than a fairly large muscular partition, which in turn separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity. The most correct and natural breathing for most of us is diaphragmatic breathing. With normal breathing, air enters the lungs, thereby creating an area of ​​\u200b\u200blowed pressure, but with this type of breathing, much more air enters the lungs and oxygen saturation is also much higher. According to doctors, a person begins to breathe correctly from the moment of birth, but then, as he grows up, he acquires certain complexes, fears, muscle clamps and forgets about it. A supposedly natural clamping of the diaphragm occurs, leading to the chest breathing familiar to all of us, which significantly worsens our health.

Advantages and disadvantages of diaphragm breathing

The benefits of diaphragmatic breathing as they say"on the face", because the diaphragm is often called the second heart, and a second heart would certainly not hurt each of us. Based on this, we can outline all the pros and cons of this type of breathing. Advantages of diaphragmatic breathing This type of breathing has a very large number of advantages:

• Active enrichment of blood with oxygen;
• Improving the functioning of the circulatory and vascular systems;
• Natural massage of the lungs and abdominal organs (a good way to prevent complications for patients with bronchopulmonary diseases);
• A process that promotes the purification of the lungs for smokers;
• Effective way to get rid of bored dyspnoea;
• Improve the work of the gastrointestinal tract (getting rid of constipation, systematic bloating, excessive peristalsis);
• Improvement of the pancreas, gallbladder, kidneys.
• Effective fight against excess weight (there is a special set of daily exercises).

Unfortunately, diaphragmatic breathing has its drawbackscons, but there is nothing surprising about this, because even seemingly banal vitamins have a lot of contraindications. Features of diaphragmatic breathing

• The transition to this type of breathing should be carried out only after consultation with a doctor and the exclusion of any contraindications;
• People with hypertension are not allowed to exercisethis breath. As mentioned earlier, with diaphragmatic breathing, there is pressure on the lungs and heart, which increases the intrathoracic pressure and, in parallel, the intrapulmonary.

Rules for the application of this type of breathing

Perhaps it will seem to someone that it is difficult to master this typebreathing is quite simple and does not require any knowledge at all, but this is not true. Everything requires skill, training and improvement to achieve increased efficiency.

The basics of the development of diaphragmatic respiration

Let's start with the fact that the implementation classesbreathing exercises are best done in the morning and evening. Pay special attention to choosing a place for this type of exercise - it should be isolated, since no one should disturb you for 15-30 minutes. To get the first results, you will need at least six sessions. Exercises can be done both sitting and lying down. Diaphragmatic breathing exercises

• We lay down on the back and relax as much as possible.
• Place your right hand on your lower abdomen and your left hand on your chest. This will help you control your breathing.
• We begin to breathe so that the left arm is raised, but the right should remain in place. This is the beginning of diaphragmatic breathing.
• Next, you need to sigh with a sigh,and do it so that he would ascend and descend directly upon inspiration and exhalation, but the chest should remain as immovable as possible. Approximately, too, should happen with the hands, the right hand will rise and fall, and the left hand will remain motionless. Lowering the right hand will indicate that a complete exhalation has been made.

Don't be scared by your initial feelingsin the form of dizziness and slight fear - everything will pass and get better with time. The appearance of dizziness indicates a sharp saturation of the body with oxygen, and fear is a normal reaction of the body to something new, not experienced before. Let's give an example of another version of diaphragmatic breathing.

• We choose the most comfortable sitting position and start breathing the diaphragm, controlling its movement inside our body. For convenience, you can completely close your eyes.
• Let's move on to an exercise with a symbolic name."dog breathing". To do this, you need to get on all fours, relax your stomach, open your mouth and start breathing actively and frequently. This position gives you a real opportunity to both feel the diaphragm itself and control the breathing itself. It is worth noting that this exercise should take a minimum of time, as it can cause severe dizziness.
• Now we move from a sitting position to a positionlying down and at the same time we put something not very heavy on our stomach - it can be a banal book. We begin to breathe with the diaphragm, while observing how our load rises and falls.

It is possible that you will not succeed on your first try.everything will work out perfectly, but systematic exercises will definitely give their results. The most important thing when doing these exercises is not to rush, do everything carefully, measuredly, controlling every movement, inhalation and exhalation. If you do everything correctly, diaphragmatic breathing will benefit your body!

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