What are the effects of abdominal breathing

Generally, mammals adopt abdominal breathing, which has the advantage that it can fully utilize the functions of heart and lung cells, increase lung capacity, strengthen heart function, increase the power of the digestive system, and thus enhance and activate its function, which is beneficial to the elimination of toxins accumulated in the intestines and the release of internal stress. Humans only breathe mainly through the abdomen during the fetal and infant periods. From the time they learn to walk, they switch to mainly breathing through the chest. Let’s take a look at the effects of abdominal breathing.

1. Expand lung capacity and improve cardiopulmonary function. It can expand the chest cavity to the maximum extent, allowing the alveoli in the lower lungs to expand and contract, allowing more oxygen to enter the lungs and improving cardiopulmonary function.

2. Increases the power of the digestive system, thereby enhancing and activating its functions, which is beneficial for eliminating toxins accumulated in the intestines and releasing internal stress.

3. Reduce lung infections, especially reduce the possibility of pneumonia.

4. It can improve the function of abdominal organs. It can improve the function of the spleen and stomach, help soothe the liver and promote bile secretion. Abdominal breathing can lower blood pressure by reducing abdominal pressure, which is very beneficial for patients with hypertension.

5. Through the change of abdominal cavity pressure, the thoracic volume increases, the negative pressure in the thoracic cavity increases, the pressure in the superior and inferior vena cava decreases, and blood return accelerates.

6. Abdominal breathing also includes pelvic exercises, that is, while taking deep abdominal breaths, you should coordinate with anal contraction and relaxation exercises and abdominal contraction and lifting. The purpose is to promote pelvic blood flow, because the organs in the pelvic cavity involve the human endocrine system and reproductive and urinary system and are an important part that cannot be ignored.

7. According to research, once the breathing method is changed, the symptoms of many common diseases, such as asthma, bronchitis, high blood pressure, heart disease, headache, depression, etc., will be alleviated to a certain extent. Even some difficult-to-cure diseases, such as chronic fatigue, menstrual disorders and various allergic reactions, will have a good therapeutic effect.

The above is a relatively simple explanation of the role of abdominal breathing. Training abdominal breathing helps increase ventilation volume, reduce respiratory rate, increase the ability to cough and expectorate, and relieve symptoms of dyspnea. Maintaining good living and eating habits, not smoking or drinking, and exercising moderately every day are the important secrets to staying healthy.