Breathing: The REAL foundation!

Most experienced athletes or fitness fanatics would be shocked, but it is true: proper breathing is the foundation for all movements! Don't believe me? Then keep reading...

A proper deep breathing pattern looks like this:

On the inhale:

• The ribs move out like bucket handles

• The belly and the chest rise

• The pelvic floor relaxes

• Back expands

On the exhale:

• The TVA engages from pubic bone up to the ribs like a zipper (bottom to top)

• The pelvic floor engages and rises

• The ribs move back in (bucket handle motion)

An shallow breath pattern can include:

• shoulders rising with inhale, decompressing with exhale

• Ribs gripping on exhale

• Pelvic floor pressure

• Leaking, doming, bulging of core

• Inability to talk while engaged