Wednesday 4 March 2015

Breathing Exercises to Reduce Belly Fat Fast

Belly fat is the most irritating accumulation of fat around the abdomen region. This is a dangerous health hazard because it can cause many internal problems. The most frequent problems faced by people with belly fat are high cholesterol, heart stroke, hypertension, heart attack, diabetes and many others. This belly fat is very stubborn and to shed and will often take many months or years to vanish.

Breathing exercises, also known as pranayama in the yoga realm, assist you to attain health and longevity. Specific breathing exercises may help reduce belly fat by strengthening the abdominal muscles and improving digestion. Pranayama is definitely an art and should be practiced with caution. Talk to your doctor before practicing alternative treatment.

Stimulating Breathing Exercise

This breathing exercise includes short and fast (rhythmic) movements of the diaphragm just like the ‘bellows’, which improves our strength, energy and mindfulness. As it imparts excessive force on the abdominal muscles, you can get rid of the fat surrounding your stomach too.

Diaphragm Breathing Exercise

This is a modified version of deep breathing in which the diaphragm is engaged for increasing the capacity of lungs and making the abdominal muscles flexible. It has great positive impact on our digestion, which helps in eliminating excess fat from the belly.

Shining the Skull Breathing

This exercise strengthens the muscles in the stomach and relieves respiratory problems, cold, eyestrain and other allergies. You need to sit in a comfortable position and inhale completely. Hold your stomach muscles in completely, while you exhale. Repeat the same for 30 minutes and come back to normal breathing for 3 seconds. Repeat the same breathing exercise three times.

Deep abdominal breathing

This exercise stresses the abdominal muscles. This is similar to a yoga breathing exercise (pranayama). Place a cushion on the floor and then kneel on your knees. Keep your back straight, close your eyes and relax. Count till 10 and then start deep breathing. Firstly, exhale out and count till 5. you should feel all the air coming out from the body. Your stomach will feel empty and airless. Hold (count till 2) after exhaling out and then inhale deeply. Count till 5 while inhaling. Hold again and count 2; exhale out completely. Repeat this exercise for 10 times every day. You will feel relaxed, reduce stress levels and also burn fat deposits from the belly.

Mouth Breathing

Breathing with your mouth pressurizes the abdominal muscles, giving you a relaxed and refreshing experience. You can sit or stand or even lie down for this exercise. Open your mouth and breathe evenly and slowly through your mouth Inhale as you count silently up to 10. Your exhalation should take a longer time. So if you inhale for 2 seconds, exhale for 4 seconds. Do not force yourself too much, try to do as much as you can. Continue this three times, every day. If you are unable to inhale and exhale for a few seconds, you maybe breathing fast. If you are standing, practice this exercise while sitting down.

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