If there's one muscle you should show some love to and train well, it's the diaphragm. I mean, what other skeletal muscle is working 24/7 and responsible for keeping you alive?
There's incredible power in breathing. How you breathe, where you breathe, the rate and depth of your breath...
Why? Because your breathing pattern has direct links to your nervous system.
Short, shallow breathing activates the sympathetic or "fight or flight" mode of your system, whereas, slow, deep breathing helps you access your parasympathetic system, the "relax and digest" part.
TRY THIS
Sit or lay comfortablyInhale through your noseExhale through your mouth challenging yourself to see
how much air you can get outPause as long as you can before you gently inhaleRepeat 5 breath cycles
Feel calmer? More relaxed? Rejuvenated?
It only takes 4-5 controlled breaths to shift you into a parasympathetic state. It's great stress management!
So if you're having to prepare for Hurricane Florence or if you're prepared and just waiting, don't forget to breathe 