7 Breathing Exercises To Fight Asthma- A Natural Relief and normal Breath

Is your breathing not normal? Then, it can be asthma. You may think why breathing difficulty is suspected to be asthma at first. Breathing difficulty is the major symptom that you find when it is asthma.

The suffocation and difficulty in breathing will never allow you to have a healthy life. The breathing problem confuses and makes everything uneasy for asthmatics. You know that every problem has a solution. You should also know to choose which solution for such health problem like asthma.

An inhaler is giving quick relief and it has the power of controlling storm like an asthma attack. This quick relief is a need but certain breathing exercises can let you breathe naturally and normally. Exercises can only work better when you practice them on a daily basis and then make it part of your life.

Let your lungs work normally with your simple efforts practicing the below exercises.

Breathing Exercise for Asthma- How it works?

Never health issues occur with a single cause. So, the multi causes of a health issue or a disease. For various causes of asthma, breathing exercises can be effective. Breathing exercises are meant to clear many symptoms of asthma. All the exercises are to reduce the inflammation, improve the respiratory system and lung capacity. To know in detail about every exercise, you can refer the briefed steps and benefits.

1. Diaphragmatic Exercise:

This technique is to improvise your breath focusing on the muscle called diaphragm. While practising diaphragmatic exercise you are breathing through the diaphragm and not through the chest. The exercise aids in strengthening the diaphragm, breathing volume reduces and oxygen needs also stays in control.

Steps to do:

1. Start in the sitting position or you can lay down.
2. Relax and then place one hand on your chest.
3. Place your other hand on your stomach.
4. Now, you must focus on your breathing.
5. Slowly inhale through your nose.
   (While inhaling your abdomen should move out and not your chest should stay stable).
6. Then, exhale through pursed lips.
7. Keep repeating inhale and exhale steps focusing on your breath

2. Buteyko Breathing:

This exercise is to help you in breathing deeper and slower. Your breathing frequency can be controlled. Fast breathing which is high on rate is a major symptom of asthma.

Steps to do:

1. Sit in your most comfortable position.
2. Close your eyes.
3. Breath in through your nose for 30 seconds.
4. Keep your mouth closed.
5. Slowly, breath out through your nose again.
6. Then, hold your nose with thumb finger and pointer finger.
7. You will be in need of breathing, then release your nose.
8. Again take a breath through your nose, keep your mouth closed still.

3. Stretching Arms:

You are focusing on your breathing while moving your hands in and out. The breath is under your control. The rhythm of practicing this exercise will help you reduce asthma symptoms.

Steps to do:

1. Sit on the floor in a comfortable position with back straight.
2. Relax your shoulder and open your chest out.
3. Stretch both your arms together, parallel to the ground. Exhale while hands coming together.
4. Open and stretch out your arms. Inhale while hands stretching apart.
5. Repeat this exercise for 10 times.
6. Then, relax after practicing this exercise.

4. Raise Your Hands Up:

Steps to do:

1. Settle down for the exercise by sitting down in a relaxed position.
2. Keep your back straight.
3. Raise your hands up towards the ceiling. Inhale while raising your hands up.
4. Bring your hands down by placing on your knees. Exhale while relaxing your hands down.

5. Elbow Exercise:

This exercise works for allergic asthma. While doing this exercise on a daily basis, inflammation reduces. You can stay away from allergic asthma as the exercise is designed to work on the same.

Steps to do:

1. Sit on your knees comfortably.
2. Place both your hands on your lower head(on occipital).
3. Let your elbows stretch back. Inhale while doing this step.
4. Bring your elbows forward. You must exhale while doing this step.
5. Repeat this for 10 times.

6. Rib Stretching:

As asthma affects and weakens the lungs, you will be able to strengthen your lungs practicing rib stretching. Your blood will be cleaned up letting the carbon dioxide out and oxygen in. This is one of the most brilliant exercise to increase lung capacity.

Steps to do:

1. Stand in normally and exhale as much as you can.
2. Then, slowly inhale as much as you can.
3. Hold your breath for 20 seconds.
4. While counting the seconds place your hand on your thumbs tips on your hips.
5. In the same position, place your pinky finger on back. While doing this step, exhale your held breath.

7. Pushing out:

Your respiratory system will have some relief and reduces the strain.

Steps to do:

1. Firstly, stand on your knees.
2. Slowly bend down by pushing air out of your lungs.
3. Then, stand up and inhale as much as you can.
4. Hold your breath for 20 seconds.
5. Holding your breath raise your arms over your head.
6. As soon as you are done with 20 counts, bring your arms down and exhale.
7. Now you can relax and repeat the same four times.

Symptoms of Asthma:

Symptoms play a crucial role in a health book. The ways you can find the severity of a health issue is symptoms. Asthma can be caught with some symptoms which are easily shown off at earlier stage itself.

• Chest tightness
• Breathing difficulty
• Coughing and wheezing
• Wheezing sound while breathing out
• Fasten breath

Causes of Asthma:

You must always no causes as you can stay away from critical conditions. Asthma can be caused due to your habits, lifestyle (R) or other health reasons. If you are wondering how your lifestyle and habits cause asthma, you must have a glance at the below causes.

• Respiratory infections and allergies
• Smoking
• Taking in cold and dry air
• Pets at home
• Dust and untidiness
• Stress and anxiety (R)

Precautions of Asthma:

Following the simple precautions, you can stay away from asthma. Asthma attack and risks can be avoided if you can handle a few things with extra care. The precautions are nothing out of your home and they are much related to your lifestyle as said above.

• No to smoking
• Cover your mouth and nose while cleaning the dust
• Neat and clean bedding
• No pets at home(cats and dogs)
• Cover the leftover food
• House plants

To relief or to kick away the health issue, treatment must start on your own at first. Medication helps when you put your efforts to cure from inside. All the breathing exercises are built and instructed to reduce the risk of an asthma attack.

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