How to increase lung capacity?

Lung capacity is directly related to our breathing. In our daily lives, many people lack exercise, and they are prone to breathing difficulties or even hypoxia after a little exercise. Therefore, this has a great impact on normal life and physical health. We must strengthen physical exercise to improve our lung capacity in order to make our body healthier. Let's learn how to increase lung capacity.

How to increase lung capacity?

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 is an introduction to how to increase lung capacity. After understanding it, we know that the way to improve lung capacity is generally to do regular physical exercise, such as swimming or running, etc., but you must persist for a long time to improve lung capacity, or practice deep breathing more often.