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Brett Boettcher
Brett Boettcher

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You breathe without thinking.
But 99% of people breathe incorrectly.
Here’s how to fix your breath for better physical performance, mental performance, and facial structure:
You breathe without thinking. But 99% of people breathe incorrectly. Here’s how to fix your breath...
Many people breathe:
-shallow and into their upper chest
-through an OPEN MOUTH
-using their upper neck accessory muscles
How you should be breathing:
-deep breathes into your "belly"
-through your NOSE with a closed mouth
-using your diaphragm muscle
Here’s why:
The benefits of nasal breathing are many:
- Better oral health
- Better filtration of air
- More oxygen to brain
- Improved oxygenation of the blood
- Activates parasympathetic nervous system (rest and digest)
But aside from functionality, how you breathe affects how you look.
The difference between a life-long nasal breather and a life-long mouth breather can be seen in the physical structure of the face.
Check out this graphic:
The difference between a life-long nasal breather and a life-long mouth breather can be seen in the...
If you’re naturally a mouth breather, all hope is not lost.
You can train yourself to become a nasal breather.
Here’s how:
1) Awareness
The first step towards changing anything is awareness of the problem.
Start watching yourself during your day.
When you’re walking outside, working out, or typing on your computer, check to see if you’re breathing through your nose.
If not, consciously fix it.
2) Active Practice
When you concentrate on your breath, like during meditation or exercise, actively practice breathing in and out of your nose.
As you continue to practice, this will shift from being a forced action to one that happens naturally.
3) Nasal Clearing
If your nasal passages are congested, breathing through your nose will be tough.
You can use saline sprays or nasal irrigation methods to help clear out your nasal passages.
Also, a warm shower and blowing your nose can go a long way.
4) Correcting Tongue Posture
Adjusting your resting tongue position will affect the shape of your face over time.
You want your tongue to be slightly pressed against the roof of your mouth just behind your front teeth.
Not hanging towards the front or bottom.
4) Correcting Tongue Posture Adjusting your resting tongue position will affect the shape of your f...
5) Mouth Tape
Another great way to train yourself to breathe through your mouth is to use tape while you sleep.
The tape is porous and you can still breathe through it, but it keeps your mouth from hanging open all night.
That's 8 potential hours a day of nasal breathing.
5 ways to train yourself to be a nasal breather:
• Awareness
• Mouth taping
• Nasal clearing
• Active practice
• Tongue posture
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