Breathing Tips
Many customers find that they get better results when they make their breathing more powerful and more effective. The following list of breathing tips may help in "troubleshooting" possible problems.
- When you breathe in and out deeply, do NOT move your shoulders up and down. Instead you should feel the "action" happening mostly just below your rib cage.
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If you place your hands on your sides, just below your ribs, you should feel your girth EXPAND as you inhale, and then tighten and decrease as you exhale.
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Make sure you RELAX your abdominal muscles (very important!) when you inhale. You MUST relax your abdomen in order to breathe in deeply and fully. Allow your tummy to expand freely as the air fills your lungs, but don't "push" it out forcefully.
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It may be easier to relax your abdominal muscles if you will ALSO relax any other muscles that you are tightening (arms, legs, etc) as you do the body positions. (go ahead and stay in whatever position you are doing for all four breaths, but "ease up" on the muscle tightness as you inhale.)
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"Lift" and tighten your abdominal muscles AFTER the inhale, as you do the 3 extra sniffs. This tightening is the same kind of muscular contraction that your abs will do automatically when you cough or sneeze -- but in the case of Oxycise! we ask you to practice HOLDING that contraction throughout the 3 sniffs, exhale, and 3 puffs. (The more you practice, the better you will get!)
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Then, on top of that abdominal tightening, we ask you to add a "scoop" with your lower abdominal muscles --pull IN your muscles as if you are trying to zip up a tight pair of jeans.
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Remember to re-tighten (re-flex) the muscles in your legs, arms, buns, etc. on each breath when you do the "Lift."
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Try to take in as much air as possible on your inhale, THEN do 3 extra sniffs. (Even if they're little "wimpy" sniffs... it's the abdominal contraction that counts more than the amount of air here.)
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Try to exhale as much air as possible, THEN do the 3 extra puffs. (Even if they are very "wimpy" little puffs... really feel your abs working!)
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Try to keep your face, neck and head relaxed -- at all times -- even though you are working other parts of your body. Do not clench your teeth tightly as you smile. (This will help you avoid unnecessary tension and headaches.)
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