How Do You Increase Stamina Through Breathing Exercises?
Breathing exercises can increase stamina and endurance for many activities. Various breathing exercises have application to runners, swimmers, martial artists, vocalists and others. For instance, triathletes and swimmers benefit from bilateral breathing. Runners benefit from chi breathing. Advanced breathing techniques have a common ground in core breathing. The goal of the core exercise is to take the emphasis off of the shoulders and chest when breathing and do diaphragmatic or core breathing to enhance relaxation and diminish fatigue, thereby increasing endurance and stamina when performing. Refining your breathing is an excellent fitness exercise. Assess and refine your in breath. On the in breath, imagine your rib cage opening or expanding. Optimally you should be lying on your back with your eyes closed for concentration. Place your hands on your rib cage below the line of the solar plexus. Take in air through your mouth. Your shoulders and chest should not move. Your ribs should