Posture and Breathing

Breathing - everybody does it approximately 20,000 times a day. But are we doing it properly? Are we giving it the same attention as we do with our skin?

While most of us don't really give breathing much thought, the way you inhale and exhale have a huge impact on your physical and mental well-being.

One of the most important elements that our body cannot live without is oxygen. A regular person can only endure 3-4 minutes without oxygen (or known medically as anoxia) before he/she will be considered brain-dead. If it exceeds to 5- 6 minutes, this person dies.

Posture is among the aspects that you should look into to optimize your breathing. Why? The way you assume any position can either compress or facilitate expansion of your chest. It is important that you maintain a correct posture to promote a continuous and adequate supply of oxygen to your body. A properly oxygenated body is one happy body.

So, if you are starting to feel a little tired, here are 3 postures that promote breathing to give your cells an oxygen and energy boost.

15-minute Standing

Sounds easy, right? However, for any regular guy who has been used to the torpid daily living, standing straight equally on both legs even for 5 minutes is quite taxing already.

To prove this, try this position for the whole 15 minutes and notice your breathing. Now, shift your weight to one leg - you'll notice your breathing has become less than when you're standing straight. Why? Because you whole body is relaxed on the former, and your muscles don't have to exert much effort.

The amount of oxygen in you body is relative to the number of your respirations. If you breathe less,