Physiotherapy breathing exercises for better lung capacity with deep breathing. Michelle from https://www.pelvicexercises.com.au shows you deep breathing exercises in 4 simple steps for improving oxygen uptake, recovering from illness or surgery and reducing stress and fatigue.

Deep Breathing Exercise Technique

Step 1

Starting Position
• Start sitting, standing or lying down with your body supported by a couple of pillows.
• Place one hand on your upper abdomen just below your rib cage and the other hand at the side of your chest on the lower part of your rib cage.

Step 2

Posture
If you're sitting or standing raise the crown of your head towards the ceiling, raise your chest and relax your shoulders away from your ears.

Step 3

Rib Cage Movement
• Breathe in slowly and feel your rib cage expand sideways
• Keep your upper chest and shoulders relaxed
• Breathe out by letting your rib cage fall back to resting.

Step 4

Abdominal Movement
You should feel a gentle rise and fall of your belly beneath your hand as you breath in and out.

Progressing Deep Breathing Exercises

Progress your deep breathing exercises by doing them standing upright and without placing your hands on your rib cage.

Deep Breathing Exercise Technique

When you breathe in deeply your diaphragm contracts and moves further downwards into your abdomen than it would with regular breathing. This downward movement creates a vacuum inside your chest causing air to enter and fill up your lungs. Your diaphragm relaxes when you breathe out allowing air to passively leave your lungs.

Benefits of Deep Breathing Exercises

Deep breathing can benefit your overall health by:
• Increasing your lung capacity (the amount of air that enters your lungs)
• Improving circulating oxygen levels
• Reducing fatigue with exercise
• Decreasing blood pressure
• Reducing stress and anxiety
• Improving core deep abdominal and pelvic floor muscle function

Music by Aiden Kenway: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEeJ...
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Disclaimer
The information provided in this video is intended as general information and not a substitute for individual medical advice regarding your medical condition. To the extent permitted by law, neither Healthy Fit Solutions Pty Ltd, as trustee for the P & M Kenway Family Trust (“we”), nor any of our officers, employees, agents or related bodies corporate will be liable in any way (including for negligence) for any loss, damage, costs or expenses suffered by you or claims made against you through your use of, or in connection with, this video or information supplied or offered to be supplied on this video. Although we use our best efforts to provide accurate information and other materials on this video, the video is provided “as-is”. To the extent permitted by law, all warranties, conditions and representations provided about or by this video are excluded.

Lights by Sappheiros   / sappheirosmusic  
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/LightsSappheiros
Music promoted by Audio Library    • Lights – Sappheiros (No Copyright Music)