Do you think you have to knock yourself out and work up a huge sweat in order to exercise? Relax. Learn techniques of breathing that will let you exercise slowly and benefit your body to a much greater degree than working up a sweat.
In isometric exercises, the muscles are contracted in a static position, meaning there is no movement of joints. The term isometric comes from two Latin words -- "iso" meaning same and "metric" meaning distance. Thus the length of the muscles does not change while doing the exercise.
You can combine proper breathing technique with isometic exercises and really enhance your feeling of heath and well-being. Isometric exercises done in about two minutes per exercise also lower blood pressure.
Breathing properly means breathing deeply. Fresh air (oxygen) gets down to the bottom of your lungs. Sometime after people become upright they forget how to breathe properly and draw in air just to the upper part of the lungs. The deep breathing gets oxygen to every part of your body, including the muscles, so combined with isometric exercise, benefits you much better.
Deep breathing exercises are quite easy to do. Stand tall or lie flat. Put your hand on your diaphragm (tummy), just above your waist. Feel the muscle go out as you breathe in. Hold your breath for four or five seconds and then breathe out. Repeat several times. You can do this exercise any time of day and just about any place. It helps you relax as well as get more oxygen to your body.
By combining deep breathing with isometric exercises, you help the brain send messages to the muscles during your workout. You make your exercises more efficient and thus more effective. Isometric exercises are done by pitting muscles groups against each other. For instance, pressing your hands together and holding for four or five seconds is an isometric exercise. There are several good programs that you can choose to use.
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