31/05/2021
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We were so deep, in to our lockdown time, we missed day 3!!!!!!! 👀🤔😬🌈
We will go on as if today is day 3!!
DAY 3.
CIRCUIT BREAKER, LOCKDOWN CHALLENGE!
Breathing.
The most underrated, yet most effective way to, relax or tense up.
Which ever you choose, your breathing will amplify the feeling.
The primary role of breathing is to absorb oxygen and to expel carbon dioxide through the movement of the lungs. Muscles that control the movement of the lungs are the diaphragm (a sheet of muscle underneath the lungs) and the muscles between the ribs.
When a person is under stress, their breathing pattern changes. Typically, an anxious person takes small, shallow breaths, using their shoulders rather than their diaphragm to move air in and out of their lungs. This style of breathing disrupts the balance of gases in the body.
Shallow over-breathing, or hyperventilation, can prolong feelings of anxiety by making the physical symptoms of stress worse. Controlling your breathing can help to improve some of these symptoms.
A great breathing competition for your self..
Find a nice quiet space, and get into a comfortable position. Sitting or laying down, it does not matter, as long as your spine is straight.
Softly closing the eyes and taking a big deep breath in through the nose.
All the way in from the bottom of your stomach until you feel like you can not anymore.
Hold it in.
Then slowly breathing out, until you have let it all out of your lungs.
( When we do this in class we explain it in a way that we are cleaning our bodies on the inside. Ridding of the dirty air and breathing in nice fresh clean oxygen )
Now, once we have that down pat. I want you to try and breathe in for 5
Then hold for 5
Then breathe out for 7.
Do this multiple times a day. Maybe every hour. Maybe every 4hours. Whatever you choose, do it 3x rounds each time.
For an added affect. If laying on your back, raise and elevate your legs up against the wall, to take some pressure off of your heart and relax the blood flow in your body.
