Breathing Exercises For Concentration: The majority of us struggle when it comes to concentrating on a specific task. Have you ever found yourself dwelling on your own thoughts while you have important tasks to complete? Sometimes, we find concentration a huge task due to excessive stress levels, underlying medical conditions, depression, anxiety and others. With too many distractions, we find simple ways to get away from the regular hustle and bustle and try to focus on ourselves and our health. One of the most effective ways to get rid of stress and improve concentration is by practising morning breathing exercises.
Benefits Of Morning Exercises
According to Harvard Medical School, deep breathing or diaphragmatic breathing, abdominal breathing, belly breathing, and paced respiration is when you breathe deeply, the air coming in through your nose fully fills your lungs, and the lower belly rises. Here is a list of some effective morning exercises that you can practise every morning to improve concentration and get relieve from stress.
Watch the video below to learn about breathing exercises for stress relief:
Morning Breathing Exercises To Improve Concentration
1. Deep Belly Breathing
Deep belly breathing is an effective breathing technique that helps in improving concentration levels. According to the American Lung Association, deep breathing techniques help to slow down your breathing so you can catch your breath and use less energy to breathe. When you feel short of breath, belly breathing helps get more oxygen into your lungs and calms you down so you can better control your breath.
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2. Box Breathing
Breathing exercises are a great addition to an ideal fitness regime (Image Credits: Canva)
Box breathing is a type of yogic deep breathing that is based on the concept that a box has four sides, breathing while slowly counting to four for a total of four times, four counts of breathing in, four counts of holding your breath, four counts of exhaling and four more counts of holding after your exhale.
3. Alternate Nostril Breathing
Alternate nostril breathing is a breathing practice that helps in lowering stress. Also known as the art of breath control or nadi shodhana, this exercise is commonly used in mindfulness and relaxation methods to calm the body and mind.
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4. Anuloma Pranayama
Practising breathing exercises can have immense health benefits (Image Credits: Canva)
This breathing technique is a breathing exercise used in Hatha yoga. Practising this breathing exercise regularly in the morning can help reduce stress, and symptoms of anxiety, and improve patience, focus, and control.
(Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis or treatment.)
