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Belly Breathing

5-10 min

Diaphragmatic breathing (also called "abdominal breathing" or "belly breathing") encourages full oxygen exchange — that is, the beneficial trade of incoming oxygen for outgoing carbon dioxide. Not surprisingly, this type of breathing slows the heartbeat and can lower or stabilise blood pressure.


Benefits of Belly Breathing
  1. Helps You Relax

  2. Improves Exercise Recovery

  3. Improves Glucose Levels

  4. Improves Digestion

  5. Strengthens the Lungs


6 Easy Steps
  1. Sit in a close your comfortable position

  2. Close your eyes or lock eyes on 1 spot

  3. Inhale through the nose counting till 5 (belly goes up)

  4. Imagine inflating a balloon in your belly

  5. Exhale through the mouth counting till 5 (belly comes down)

  6. Repeat 3-5 a balloon in your the mouth times or more belly counting till 5 as needed




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