Stretching your rib cage helps increasing lung volume to inhale more air (when needed).
Greater lung volume = greater vital capacity, which is a fundamental variable of longevity.
But something very important is missing. Do you know what it is and why it matters so much?
Greater lung volume = greater vital capacity, which is a fundamental variable of longevity.
But something very important is missing. Do you know what it is and why it matters so much?
The flexibility of your rib cage doesn’t go one direction only, outwardly. It also goes inwardly.
How far can your rib cage go inwardly?
Why does that matter?
How far can your rib cage go inwardly?
Why does that matter?
Ask yourself, how does air get into your lungs? Because it’s pulled in right? But how?
That’s because when your diaphragm relaxes, it creates
sub-atmospheric intra-thoracic pressure. In short, a vacuum-like depression is created in your lungs that sucks air from the outside.
That’s because when your diaphragm relaxes, it creates
sub-atmospheric intra-thoracic pressure. In short, a vacuum-like depression is created in your lungs that sucks air from the outside.
What if the tissues of and surrounding your rib cage lose elasticity because of lack of movement and because of week exhalation over time?
You bet, your rib cage gets stiff.
The depression gets less magnitude, and if your exhales get weak, your inhales get weak.
You bet, your rib cage gets stiff.
The depression gets less magnitude, and if your exhales get weak, your inhales get weak.
Why should you practice forceful exhales?
Aside from strengthening your exhalation muscles, forceful exhales increase the compressive mobility of your rib cage. With more inward range of motion you get more elastic recoil on the inhale. You just breathe more effortlessly.
Aside from strengthening your exhalation muscles, forceful exhales increase the compressive mobility of your rib cage. With more inward range of motion you get more elastic recoil on the inhale. You just breathe more effortlessly.
Recap: if you can exhale stronger, you can inhale stronger.
It helps enormously during intense exercise, but optimized biomechanical ventilation helps with the effortlessness of your day to day breathing, including at night.
It helps enormously during intense exercise, but optimized biomechanical ventilation helps with the effortlessness of your day to day breathing, including at night.
Intense physical training will make it happen for you naturally.
You can also practice forced exhales, which simply means to exhale past a natural, regular exhalation, to some degree.
As you do, you will experience a more dynamic, deeper inhale that feels good.
You can also practice forced exhales, which simply means to exhale past a natural, regular exhalation, to some degree.
As you do, you will experience a more dynamic, deeper inhale that feels good.
I hope it helps!
Keep breathing!
Keep breathing!
*weak not week
*contracts (not relaxes)
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