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Women Fitness
Breathing is so automatic that you don't even have to think about it, right ? Wrong -- especially while you are working out. In addition to food and water, your body needs to process oxygen, transferring it from the lungs through the bloodstream to the muscles. There is a growing belief that the effectiveness of any exercise program at any level is impacted by breathing efficiency and technique.
In fact, the role of breathing in various body functions is nothing new. Breathing is an integral part of such Eastern disciplines as yoga and tai chi. Weightlifters and bodybuilders exhale so forcefully while they are lifting that they grunt as they lift. Even ordinary people on weight-training programs are routinely instructed to "breathe on the exertion" when they lift. Lamaze and other childbirth preparation programs use controlled breathing as a way to relax.
During the course of an ordinary day, women take an average or 28,000 breaths, most of which are shallow inhalations in which air does not reach deep into the lungs. Such shallow breathings tightens neck, muscle, which in turn can cause stiffness and pain in the return, therefore try to at least becomes aware of, proper breathing.
