Can abdominal breathing help you lose weight? The benefits of abdominal breathing

Abdominal breathing is a breathing method recommended in many yoga classes. It is better for our body and has many benefits. So, can long-term abdominal breathing help us lose weight?

It can help you lose weight, but it only targets the strength of the abdomen, and the strength of abdominal breathing is limited. After each breath, the abdomen and intestines will be stimulated to a certain extent, which will burn body fat very well. Repeated breathing, through the strong squeezing movement of the diaphragm and abdominal muscles, promotes gastrointestinal motility and helps the excretion of harmful substances in the body. It can also increase blood circulation and oxygen content in the body, accelerating the burning of body fat. Emphasize the key points of slow, long and deep.

Breathing exercises will affect the lungs. After changing the breathing method, the lungs will begin to expel a lot of waste gas and accelerate the operation of body organs. It can expand lung capacity and improve cardiopulmonary function. It can expand the chest to the maximum extent, expand the alveoli in the lower part of the lungs, allow more oxygen to enter the lungs, and improve cardiopulmonary function.

Not only the lungs and intestines, but also the liver and gallbladder will be affected every time you exert force internally. Moreover, abdominal breathing can help the body avoid many diseases. It is still very effective if you keep training. Abdominal breathing is beneficial to soothing the liver and gallbladder, promoting the secretion and excretion of bile, and preventing excessive bile from existing in the gallbladder, thus avoiding the occurrence of gallstones.

First, body position. It is recommended to sit or stand with the upper chest and shoulders relaxed. This is because when we sit or stand, the diaphragm can allow us to breathe to the maximum extent due to the effect of gravity. If we lie flat on our back, the diaphragm will move up and the breathing effect will be worse. In the worst case, you can only adopt a semi-recumbent position, but lying flat is not recommended.

Position the second pair of hands with the right hand on the abdomen to provide tactile feedback and the left hand on the chest.

Third, control your breathing. When you inhale, push your abdomen outward and inflate your belly, so that the hand on your abdomen is gradually pushed outward, and inhale the air into your right hand. Your left hand on your chest will feel the smallest movement.

Fourth, training time: encourage patients to perform abdominal breathing every day, for ten minutes to one hour each time, two to three times a day.

The fifth effect test is that the abdomen moves back and forth significantly, while the movement of the chest decreases, indicating that the technology is effective.

1. Breathe deeply and slowly.

2. Breathe in through your nose and exhale through your mouth.

3. Keep each breath in about 15 seconds, that is, take a deep breath (puff up the belly) for 3-5 seconds, hold your breath for 1 second, then exhale slowly (retract the belly) for 3-5 seconds, hold your breath for 1 second.

4. Do it for 5-15 minutes each time. 30 minutes is best.