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A comment on Breathing and Exercise: Strength Training for Your Diaphragm (2018). Parent comment

Re:Breathing and Exercise: Strength Training for Your Diaphr... by jshaqaw on Sunday March 22, 2020 @06:14PM (#22659227)
I’ve been training diaphagm breathing as part of martial arts training for over a decade. Breathing is deeper and calmer and more powerful.
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Re:Breathing and Exercise: Strength Training for Your Diaphr... by Hoasi on Sunday March 22, 2020 @07:44PM (#22659892)
> Breathing is deeper and calmer and more powerful.

Diaphragm breathing is also part of the training for classical flute players to breathe. It is how babies breathe naturally.

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Re:Breathing and Exercise: Strength Training for Your Diaphr... by gameswithgo on Sunday March 22, 2020 @06:15PM (#22659244)
and then?
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Re:Breathing and Exercise: Strength Training for Your Diaphr... by jniedrauer on Sunday March 22, 2020 @07:58PM (#22659974)
I did some quick googling and it seems like there's some preliminary research that indicates it might help you reduce stress[0]. But I wonder how this stacks up against going for a jog or riding a bike, which have a well established record of reducing stress, and have other benefits.

[0]: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5455070/

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Re:Breathing and Exercise: Strength Training for Your Diaphr... by jshaqaw on Sunday March 22, 2020 @09:20PM (#22660415)
Complementary and synergistic. Why pick breath training or vigorous exercise when you can just do both?
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Re:Breathing and Exercise: Strength Training for Your Diaphr... by jshaqaw on Sunday March 22, 2020 @06:18PM (#22659266)
I think it leaves you physically stronger and mentally calmer. YMMV but it works for me.
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Re:Breathing and Exercise: Strength Training for Your Diaphr... by Hoasi on Sunday March 22, 2020 @07:52PM (#22659944)
It is like breathing more in sync with your center of gravity, it stabilizes you, which makes you calmer, may stimulate your digestive functions as well.
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