Why You Feel Anxious Before Your Period
For generations, women’s premenstrual experiences have been dismissed as purely “hormonal mood swings” or emotional instability. Understanding the respiratory link changes everything. In the luteal phase (the second half of your cycle, about a week after ovulation), progesterone rises significantly. Progesterone stimulates respiration, signaling your body to breathe faster and more deeply. Most of the…
Why Hiking Isn’t Enough to Train Your Breathing
I had never paid attention to my breathing or what was going on inside my body while hiking. I simply thought it was normal to feel out of breath until I started studying breathing mechanics—everything started to change. And I’m still learning a lot through trial and error. Strong breathing is about much more than…
HOW TO LEARN PROPER BREATHING?
Most people want to know how to breathe in specific situations—for example, while running or feeling stressed. However, if your breathing mechanics aren’t correct—meaning you’re not using the right muscles to breathe—your breathing will be inefficient, no matter what pattern you use. First, forget about breathing for specific situations. Focus on fixing the mechanics, and…
WHY SHOULD WE LEARN TO BREATHE?
My name is Adriana and I study the mechanics and muscles of breathing —simply put, how to breathe correctly. We all breathe at this very second — or maybe we’re not 😉. Can you tell? While breathing is something we all do naturally, we rarely consider how it connects to everything in our lives. Gaining the ability…
MEET YOUR DIAPHRAGM
The act of breathing is accomplished primarily by the movement of your diaphragm. Your lungs do nothing on their own — they require muscles in order to function properly. The diaphragm is the most important breathing muscle. Try-It-Now: Place your hands on the bottom of your ribs—this is where the biggest, most oxygen-rich part of…