What exercises can improve lung capacity?

The level of vital capacity is an important indicator of our lung function. Generally speaking, people who exercise regularly and are healthy have a normal or higher lung capacity. On the contrary, people who are obese or have poor physical fitness will have lower lung capacity values. So what exercise can help us improve our lung capacity? Let’s find out together!

Take a deep breath

Begin by breathing in slowly through your nostrils, filling the lower part of your lungs with air. During inhalation, the abdomen will slowly bulge as the chest cavity lifts upward and the diaphragm moves downward. Then continue to inhale so that the upper part of the lungs is also filled with air. At this time, the ribs will rise and the chest cavity will expand. This process usually takes 5 seconds. Finally hold your breath for 5 seconds. After a period of practice, you can increase the breath-holding time to 10 seconds or even more. After the lungs have absorbed enough oxygen, they exhale slowly, and the ribs and chest cavity gradually return to their original positions. After pausing for one or two seconds, start again from the beginning and repeat for 10 minutes. After practicing for a long time, it can become a normal breathing method.

Quiet breathing

Press your right nostril with your right thumb, and take a slow, deep breath through your left nostril, consciously imagining that the air is flowing toward your forehead. When your lungs are saturated with air, press your left nostril with the index and middle fingers of your right hand, hold your breath for 10 seconds and then exhale. Then start again by holding the left nostril. Do 5 times on each side.

Sleep apnea

Doing this breathing exercise before going to bed is especially effective for people with insomnia. Lie on the bed, place your hands flat on both sides of your body, close your eyes and start taking deep breaths. Slowly raise your arms above your head, close to your ears, with your fingers touching the headboard. This process takes about 10 seconds, and both arms are restored at the same time, and repeated 10 times. This method can help you fall asleep peacefully.

Exercise breathing

Actively increase your breathing volume while walking or jogging, inhale slowly and exhale quickly. When inhaling slowly, slowly expand your chest as you inhale, and exhale quickly. Do not exercise less than 20 times each time, several times a day.

The above content introduces in great detail several types of exercise that can improve lung capacity. Friends who have read this should have understood that breathing exercises can also effectively help us improve our lung capacity. These breathing methods are very simple and easy to do. Friends only need to take a little time every day to follow them.