• Inhale through your nose before beginning an exercise.
• While pursing your lips, breathe out through your mouth during the most strenuous part of the exercise. An example could be when curling upward on a bicep curl.

Coordinated breathing can be performed ...

1. Place yourself in a comfortable seated position. Inhale through your mouth, slightly deeper than you would when taking a normal breath.
2. Activate your stomach muscles to blow the air out in three even breaths while making the sou...

A health condition that affects an individual’s ability to breathe well, often associated with other conditions such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Symptoms include: wheezing, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and large amounts of mucus that collect in the lungs.

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• It’s been shown to reduce how hard a person has to work to breathe.
• It helps release air trapped in the lungs.
• It promotes relaxation.
• It reduces shortness of breath.

Practice it 4 to 5 times per day, daily.

Pursed lip ...

1. While keeping your mouth closed, take a deep breath in through your nose, counting to 2. The breath does not have to be deep. 
2. Put your lips together as if you are starting to whistle or blow out candles on a birthday cake. This is known as “pursing” your lips.
3. ...