Do you "belly" breathe? If so, when? On the swim? bike? run?
If yes, then why is belly breathing a good thing? (I'm not really sure how many other types of breathing there are)
Do you "belly" breathe? If so, when? On the swim? bike? run?
If yes, then why is belly breathing a good thing? (I'm not really sure how many other types of breathing there are)
You should "belly breathe" when you are sitting in the office or watching TV. You should also practice breathing exercises - great for stress reduction and controlling blood pressure. If you always belly breathe - then that should carry over to exercise. You may want to focus on it some while running or biking though.
I think a great CD is "Breathing" by Dr. Andrew Weil. Fantastic introduction to pranayama (sp?) which is breathing practice.
I always belly breathe but it's a normal thing for me. I don't actually have to think myself 'do it'.