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EVERYONE BENEFITS FROM BREATHING SQUATS

Digestion and elimination are further facilitated by the full squat as a result of both pressure changes in the abdominal and thoracic cavities and improved motility of organs. Whenever you repeatedly perform the full squat, a pressure wave is created by the thighs compressing the abdominal viscera and by the action of the diaphragm as you breathe. This pressure wave coupled with the mechanical action of the thighs literally mobilizes the viscera and pumps blood and lymphatic fluids as well as mechanically aiding the intestinal system. By using “Breathing Squats”, you can also facilitate the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS). The PNS is also called the anabolic or digestive nervous system because it regulates these activities. Implementing PNS stimulating activities like breathing squats are probably more important today than every because modern life is not only stressful, we are eating a tremendous amount of processed foods that contain nervous system stimulants such as caffeine and sugar. Caffeinated foods, beverages and many processed foods in general are powerful stimulators of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS), which acts as the functional antagonist to the PNS. Too much SNS activity results in poor recovery from exercise, poor digestion and poor elimination Try some breathing squats: Standing with good upright posture, take a deep belly breath and simply begin the squat from the hip, lowering yourself as far as possible (no load on the body!) or until your torso rests on your thighs. As you lower your body, slowly release the air through your nose; take four seconds to lower your body as you breath out. At the bottom of the squat (torso resting on thighs if you can), pause for a second and begin inhaling through your nose. Make sure that you rise for four seconds, with a brief pause at the top before breathing in as you lower for the next four count. As you become more efficient, slow the squat down to six, or even eight seconds. Slower squats will be even more energizing to the body, as slow movements allow chi (also called Prana or life-force energy) to move faster through the body. Try starting your day with a few minutes of breathing squats and build up to as many as 100 in a row. Progress slowly so you don’t get muscle soreness and so them in a quiet area where you can relax and focus on your breathing. In just a few days, you will notice improved vitality and, you may find your bowel habits improving too!

Article courtesey .. Mr.Shanker Basu, CEO Maverick gym and Founder of BAR