Diaphragm Breathing
Everyone knows how to breathe right? After all, we’ve been doing it our whole lives! For the majority of us however, we’re not activating the ideal muscles or motor (movement) patterns to assist us in breathing. There are a large number of potential causes for why we aren’t utilising our breathing muscles in the ideal way; perhaps it’s because society tells us from a young age to suck our stomach in and hold it tight, maybe it’s our posture at work and home, or maybe it’s all the stresses that we encounter in our day-to-day lives. Whatever the cause is (and there are many potential causes), the end result remains the same; when we don’t use the ideal muscles and movement patterns for breathing, it can cause numerous issues including tight and sore muscles, fatigue, poor concentration, stress, digestive disturbances and many other problems. Conversely, when we begin to use the correct muscles in the correct motor pattern, we start to notice some significant benefits. These include: ...