The Benefits of Learning Proper Breathing

Has your workout been so difficult that you have trouble catching your breath?

Oxygen is the most important chemical in our body. 70% of our bodies ‘waste products’ are removed through breathing.

Think of all the deep breathing classes or reasons; there are so many! ..Prepping for child birth, meditation, lower anxiety, exercise, running, athletics; the list goes on and on..

Breathing can help calm and stimulate the nervous system and release tension from frustration, stress and anger. Because of its ability to help ease tension, breathing exercises can help bring clarity to the mind and body.

Benefits of Proper Breathing

Stronger Heart

Lungs will be more efficent with deeper breathing.  More oxygen and less work on the heart is the result. when it comes to delivering oxygen to the body’s tissue. Enhancing your differential in pressure in the lungs leads to increased elasticity, circulation and enhanced air flow; the heart will not bear such a burden as it had prior to this regimen.

Weight Control (assistance)

When overweight, the extra oxygen taken in via breathing exercises can help burn excess fat more efficiently. If you are underweight, the extra oxygen can help to feed the deprived tissues/glands in the body.

Boosting energy levels and improving stamina, breathing from the diaphragm or 'belly breathing' assists with our energy and stamina.

Enhance your Overall Wellness with a Few of these Exercises

 Natural Breathing

1. Sit or stand while maintaining good posture.
2. Inhale, through your nose, filling first the lower part of your lungs then the middle part, then the upper part.
3. Hold your breath for a few seconds.
4. Slowly exhale! Relax your abdomen and chest.

Deep Breathing

1. Lie flat on your back or sit in a comfortable chair, maintaining good posture. Ensure that your body is as relaxed as possible. Close your eyes.
2. Breathe through your nose.
3. Now place one hand on your abdomen and one on your chest.
4. Deeply inhale and slowly through your nose into your abdomen. You should feel your abdomen rise with this inhalation and your chest should move only a little.
5. Keeping your mouth, tongue, and jaw relaxed, exhale through your mouth
6. Relax as you focus on the sound and feeling of long, slow, deep breaths.

In Health, 

Zeke Samples - IFA, - IDEA

Surrealbody@gmail.com

Stress Management Diet

"You Are What You Eat"...
How many of us have heard this?
Would you agree with this statement?
If we were eating poorly, over time the choices that we make would produce results that would display our actions.  Transversely, eating a healthier diet with nutritious foods and vitamins, will also display our actions.

Avoiding sugars throughout the day is a must when trying to lose weight, tone the body, or reach goals.  Foods and supplements that contain vitamins D3, Vitamin C, and Magnesium, all will boost the immune system.

Ask yourself right now: "What am I doing today to better my diet by a little?"

Stress....

We all have it, but how we handle it can make all the difference.  Stress Management can be a powerful tool for wellness, since too much stress can affect your physical health.  There are many strategies; most dietitians suggest staying away from simple carbs, rice, sweets, bread, and soda.  Certain healthier choices will lower cortisol levels and adrenaline, both stress hormones.  A healthy diet can counter the impact of stress by enhancing the immune system and lowering blood pressure.

A Few Vitamin Facts and What Foods Have Them..
Oranges: Vitamin C - Supplement with vitamin C before a stressful task; cortisol levels will lower
Almonds: Vitamin E, Vitamin B - These vitamins have been known to help with depression
Spinach: Magnesium - Try it on a salad, or as a side, or supplement with 50mg/day.  Too little of magnesium can trigger headaches and fatigue, both relating to stress
Not into Spinach?..
Salmon or Cooked Soybeans are also high in magnesium as well as other green, leafy vegetables.
Just remember Team Surreal and Empowered Women of FitAphrodite:
Don't eat the salmon late at night; even though the salmon contains healthy Omega Fats, avoid late night consumption of  fats before bed.

In Health, 

Zeke Samples - IFA, - IDEA

  Contributing author for www.FitAphrodite.com

  surrealbody@gmail.com