The benefits of proper breathing
Welcome to another episode of The ZecoHealth Show
This is Weight Management Expert, Narado Zeco Powell
In this weekend’s short, I will break down breathing and the benefits of proper breathing for healthy, fitness & weightloss
At the end, I will walk you through proper breathing techniques
First, let’s discuss some benefits of proper breathing:
- Manage cortisol
- Allows your body to have more CO2
- Better performance, especially in endurance training
Now let discuss why many do not breathe properly
To begin, most of us breathe with our chest.
This style of breathing is shallow
Then, we breathe too fast, which it doesn’t do us any favors with managing cortisol
We breathe with our mouths
If you look at our physiology, there is no natural breathing pathway through the mouth
Now, that we know this, let’s discuss proper breathing
First, let’s stop chest breathing.
I mean, let’s breathe with our diaphragm
As an exercise, my clients put one hand on their chest and one on their stomach, when they breathe, their stomach rises, but not their chest.
If your stomach rises, then you are breathing with your chest which is a no no
Then only nose breathe in and out
Listen to my interview with Dr. Dave Shirazi where he explains that our bodies no not like to do anything unnecessary.
It has 2 O2 receptors, but hundreds of Co2 receptors.
So, our bodies runs better on CO2
By breathing out with your mouth, you are releasing CO2 that your body needs
Lastly, let’s talk rate of breathing
Most of us breathe too quickly, I generally breathe in for 3 seconds, hold for 3 and then breathe out for 6.
This activates your parasympathetic nervous system, manage your cortisol and as a bonus promotes fat burning.
You do not have to count, especially as you get used to it.
Just breathe slower, taking long on the exhale
Remember that balanced cortisol promotes fat usage
That is why zone training is more beneficial for fatburn than anerobic training where your heart rate stays high
Thanks for listening to this short.
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Enjoy your weekend fam!
