Benefits

Breathing is a basic human activity. And because we do it every day, we tend to take it for granted. This is why the benefits of breathing exercises also go unnoticed. But it’s never too late to start appreciating the basic principles of breathing properly, and it is best to begin by practicing mindful breathing exercises.  

Breathing exercises transform your breathing experience for the better and attain so many benefits. A few of breathing exercises benefits are listed below:

Reduced Anxiety and Stress  

With all of life’s daily struggles, anxiety and stress is the last thing you want to experience. Thankfully, mindful breathing can also be a form of meditation to reduce anxiety and stress.  When doing a breathing exercise for anxiety or stress, you can easily bring your body in a state of clam by activating your parasympathetic nervous system. As a result, you give your self the chance to unwind and balance the hormones in your body.

Improved Sleep Quality 

Since your mind is now free of stressful and anxious thoughts thanks to basic breathwork training, you will then experience an improvement in your sleep quality. With a slower heart rate, it will be less challenging for you to drift off to slumber.   And, do you know that breathing is one of the best ways to detoxify your body? That is why deep breathing exercises help you to sleep faster and deeper for a longer time.

Strengthens Respiratory Muscles 

This is perhaps the best benefit you can ever get from functional breathing. Just like how exercises help your body get into or maintain a healthy shape, the same goes for breathing exercises helping your respiratory muscles. Mindful breathing increases your lungs’ capacity and elasticity. In the process, you strengthen your lungs, diaphragm, and even core muscles all of which positively impacts the rest of your body.