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2 types of Belly Breathing and the ways

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The breath ways: Thoracic breathing Belly breathing Mixed chest and abdomen breathing Today we're going to focus on belly breathing. belly breathing is defined as consciously letting the abdominal muscles contract and expand with the breath. In simple terms, belly Breathing is to "breathe" with the abdomen. When you breathe, you can see the abdomen rises and falls significantly, the abdomen is concave when you exhale, and the abdomen is convex when you inhale. The organ responsible for gas exchange is still the lungs, but belly breathing creates respiratory movement by moving the diaphragm up and down, which causes the diaphragm to move up and down more, increasing the volume of the chest and increasing metabolism. There are two types of belly breathing Smooth breathing Inverse breathing Smooth breathing is when the abdominal muscles expand on the inhale and contract on the exhale. Inverse breathing is the opposite. The specific way of breathing along the abdomen is to ke

What is rib valgus?Help you get in good posture with a professional perspective

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I have had rib valgus since I was a child, my photo pose is not good, and my lung capacity is poor because of shallow breathing. It was only after I learned the importance of breath. After studying, I wrote this article in the hope of helping people with the same confusion to live gracefully and healthily. 1. What are ribs The ribs are attached to the thoracic vertebrae and join the sternum in front to form the thoracic rib cage. There are 12 pairs of ribs in the human body, which are symmetrical. The 1-7 ribs are connected with the sternum by cartilage, known as the true ribs. The 8-12 ribs are called false ribs, in which the 8-10 ribs are connected with the cartilage of the upper rib by costal cartilage, forming the costal arch, and the 11th and 12th ribs are free at the front end, also known as floating ribs. 2. What is rib valgus? In the valgus of the ribs, we can see that the bones protrude significantly anteriorly and laterally, while the thoracic cage is elevated. 3. The disadva