Breathing: The REAL foundation!
Updated: Mar 18, 2020
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