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The diaphragm is the most important core muscle because it attaches to the spine, and rib cage while interacting with the inner unit muscles. Without a fully functioning diaphragm you can never be maximally strong or stabile because you will lack a postural base of support from which to move. In this video learn to use your diaphragm to stabilize your spine.

Belly breathing is something you can do anytime and anywhere to instantly stimulate your vagus nerve and lower stress responses associated with "fight-or-flight" mechanisms. You can lower heart rate, blood pressure and increase awareness and decision making.

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Diaphragmatic breathing (DB) is slow, deep breathing that affects the brain, heart, lungs and gut by regulating the nervous system. DB helps treat constipation, high BP, migraine, and anxiety. It improves athletic performance and increases quality of life in patients with Asthma, COPD, and cancer.  

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Overbreathing is a common problem in the stressful world we live in. You might not be aware you're breathing fast and deep, but you'll likely experience: muscular pain, headache, stomach problems, poor sleep, etc.

Assess your carbon dioxide tolerance to see if you'r an "over breather" - too much oxygen in.

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Many people have developed postural faults that lead to inefficient breathing. Compensations in posture and breathing can be triggered in response to emotional stress, injury, poor movement patterning and disease. Breathing poorly forces our bodies to rely on other less efficient muscles to keep us alive and breathing. This causes muscular pain.

Stress alters breathing, leading to an unhealthy breathing habit. Unmanaged stress and unhealthy breathing patterns compromise the core's ability to stabilize the spine. Perform this breathing technique to instantly reduce stress, practice belly breathing and RPR to correct bad breathing habits.

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