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Pilates Breathing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Joseph Pilates was asthmatic and therefore was understandably focused on proper breathing. He advocated inhalations that filed the lungs entirely and exhalations that emptied the\u00a0lungs to the very bottom, cleaning the bloodstream and purifying\u00a0the body of toxins. The Pilates method as performed today follows a simple breathing technique known as lateral breathing.<\/p>\n

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Your lungs lie nestled without our rib cage. As a general rule, women are upper chest breathers, elevating\u00a0your shoulders and your upper body with each breath. Men tend to be more diaphragmatic breathers, filling their belly with each breath.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0Pilates, you should practise lateral\u00a0breathing. This technique allows you to hold the abdominals gently and simultaneously keep your upper body relaxed. Before you embark\u00a0up a Pilates programme, take a few minutes to practising your lateral breathing<\/p>\n

Lateral breathing.<\/span><\/h3>\n
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  1. Actively exhale, collapsing the ribs as far as possible and feeling the sides of your rib care coming together.<\/li>\n
  2. Breathe in, allowing\u00a0your ribs to push outwards, laterally, into your hands without\u00a0expanding your belly.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Try this breathing exercise:<\/span><\/h3>\n