Deep breathing and the energy it provides.
Posted in Deep Breathing on January 13th, 2009 by adminAll,
A very good morning, afternoon, or evening (as the case might be) to all of you. I’m writing this shortly after waking up, it’s winter here - cold, and that brings me to one of the things I’d like to share with you.
This morning, I woke up feeling a bit groggy, not really ready to “jump-start” the day, so to speak. I got my morning tea, sat down to respond to my emails, and all that, but, the feeling persisted. So what I did was close the laptop, and walk outside for some deep breathing routines, and boy did they work!
What I did was walk outside, and simply BREATHE deeply. That’s right, thats all I did - take deep, huge inhales. That cold air hitting the lungs felt good, and within a couple of minutes, it was like someone had “switched on a button”, and I was all wired, and ready to plunge into the day.
And that was without doing any exercises which require deep breathing such as the ones here. Imagine the hit if I had actually worked out in the cold for a while - bong! OK, the “bong” part was a joke, but you get my drift.
Point of this post? In these modern times, we sometimes get “out of tune” with nature. Sometimes, it’s best go back to basics. Cold and snowy where your at? No problem - bundle up, BREATHE in deeply, and get a quick and dirty workout in outside instead of indoors; and, then, see how you feel for the rest of the day! I’ll bet you feel turbo-charged, and ready to roar, as it were.
Even if it isn’t cold where your at, the effects of deep breathing are manifold, and apply regardless of what type of weather it is. When you breathe deeply, you draw in energy into every cell of your body, and feel like a zillion bucks. I’ll get into how the correct breathing techniques can really help you at a later date, but for now - step outside, and take a deep breath, or five. Notice how you feel, and get back to me then.
And of course, the icing on the cake would be to get a great workout in while your at it. Click here for some routines that get you in shape - FAST!
Get fit - FAST!
Rahul