Can you breathe by the belly?

Can you breathe by the belly?
One breathes thanks to our lungs! Admittedly, but one often forgets that breathing requires the participation of many muscles, of which the diaphragm, which can also be solicited by the belly. Thus to learn how to breathe by the belly is particularly beneficial, even for intestinal operation.

Lungs/diaphragm/belly: anatomical recall

Our lungs are protected by the thorax and rest on the diaphragm. With the inspiration, our lungs inflate, but the thoracic expansion is limited by the presence of the thoracic bones. On the other hand, to the bottom (towards the belly), there exists a zone more flexible than the lungs can use for a greater expansion.
In parallel, breathing by the belly stimulates our diaphragm, which facilitates the breathing and thus the oxygenation of all our bodies.
In a state of plenitude and calm, it is our belly which inflates with the inspiration because the lungs distend downwards. On the other hand, in the event of stress, the diaphragm tétanise, preventing the lungs from downwards going down. Result, breathing is thoracic and incomplete.
To learn how to breathe by the belly thus contributes with breathing and relieving, but also contributes to muscler your belly, which is beneficial with intestinal operation and thus with digestion. In other words, to breathe by the belly brings only benefit.

Exercise to learn how to breathe by the belly

1) You in a calm and quiet place install. You, tended legs place upright, and slightly lean you forwards, without forcing, slackened head and shoulders. Delicately pose a hand on your belly, just for feeling the movements of your belly well.
2) Imagine that there is in your belly a lift car which goes up and which goes down:
When you inspire, keep your flat thorax, and inflate your belly like reducing the lift car low possible.
When you expire, leave always your flat thorax, and go up the belly by digging it, as if the cabin were going to go up until – above back.
Once the assimilated exercise, it can also be practiced in sitting position or lengthened.

By carry out this exercise, breathing by the belly will become natural and will more and more often do it to you without thinking of it. Your belly will be softened, while being musclant. On the other hand, have the reflex to breathe by the belly in the event of stress, to release you, in the event of etc, headaches