Disadvantages of abdominal breathing

We all know about abdominal breathing, and we understand its benefits, which can help us lose weight. However, do you know much about abdominal breathing? Everything has its pros and cons. How much do you know about the disadvantages of abdominal breathing? Do you know that abdominal breathing also has disadvantages? Let's take a look below!

Abdominal breathing can be divided into two types: forward breathing and reverse breathing. Forward breathing means gently expanding the abdominal muscles when inhaling.

As long as you feel comfortable, try to inhale as deeply as possible; then relax your muscles when you exhale. Reverse breathing is the opposite of normal breathing, which means gently contracting your abdominal muscles when you inhale and relaxing them when you exhale. The subtle difference between reverse breathing and forward breathing: breathing only involves the lower abdominal muscles, that is, the pubic area just below the navel. Gently contract the muscles in this area as you inhale, and relax as you exhale. Breathing in this manner becomes gentle, occupying only about half of the lungs' capacity.

What are the disadvantages of abdominal breathing?

1. When doing abdominal breathing, a substance called prostaglandin is produced in the body, which can eliminate active nutrients and dilate blood vessels. When you do abdominal breathing and move your diaphragm, it will penetrate into the blood vessels and lymphatic vessels from the cells, remove active toxins and promote blood circulation. In addition, abdominal breathing can stimulate the internal organs of the abdomen through the rhythm of breathing. This stimulation is transmitted to the brain through the nerves as a self-regulating signal of a gentle breathing rhythm. After receiving this stimulation, the brain enters the alpha state.

2. People rely on breathing to survive. If breathing stops, people will die immediately. Breathing is so important that it is almost equal to life. Only people who breathe have vitality. However, most people only use shallow breathing (chest breathing), so only 1/3 of the lungs are used, and the other 2/3 of the lungs are filled with old air. If you breathe using abdominal breathing (conscious breathing), your lungs can be fully utilized. Abdominal breathing allows the body to fully utilize the air it breathes while also taking in more oxygen. In this way, it can not only purify the blood, but also promote the activation of brain cells.

3. Good breathing is done "slowly" under consciousness, and "deep" breathing is also very important. In other words, breathing slowly and deeply while being conscious is one of the most effective ways to create alpha waves. Abdominal breathing can keep brain waves below 12 Hz. In terms of brain physiology, this is the time when alpha waves are most likely to appear. At the same time, it can increase the secretion of the hormone endorphin in the brain, which helps the development of creativity.

Although abdominal breathing is good, it also has some disadvantages. People rely on breathing to survive, and there is no so-called advantage. As long as we pay attention to our bodies, breathing is normal, heart rate is normal, and everything is fine. Although we are thinking of exercising, this is good, friends, please pay attention to it!