breathing drills
Controlled inhalation practice
Breathing drills are structured exercises that train specific patterns of inhalation and exhalation.
Athletes use them to optimize oxygen intake during performance; meditators use them for calm and focus; military and first responders use them to manage stress under pressure.
Common techniques include box breathing, diaphragmatic breathing, and breath holds: The coach had us do breathing drills before the race.
- inhaleDraw air in
- exhaleExpel breath outward
- lungsRespiratory chest organs
- diaphragmMuscle separating chest, abdomen
- yogaMind-body exercise discipline
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Absence of activity
complete rest · physical inactivity · breath holding · sleep
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Voluntary respiratory pause
apnea · hyperventilation · respiratory distress · gasping · suffocation
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