Deep breathing is an extremely common practice before a race within the swimming community, but few have an explanation for why it may be beneficial. Why is that we choose to change our breathing ...

Making time to practice healthy breathing techniques will improve your oxygen intake, reduce stress and allow you to feel calm and relaxed. Breathing is the most natural thing we do. But how often do ...

Take a slow deep breath, then exhale just as slowly. Can you take fewer than 10 breaths a minute? Research suggests breathing that slowly for a few minutes a day is enough to help some people nudge ...

In every day living and on athletic fields, taking a deep breath to relax the mind and body is a no-brainer. The first thing we are taught as youngsters is to take a deep breath when either stressed ...

Deep breathing helps calm us down. Source: iStock/AntonioGuillem Take a deep breath. That’s routine advice for how to calm down or slow down. Yoga instructors, therapists, parents, and even elementary ...