# @pujiwoo on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CQsEC9nLmdR
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/61943985-pujiwoo-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-06-29T03:09:55.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Puja Thea Amin (@pujiwoo) — https://gondola.cc/pujiwoo

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This is for all the #athletes, #crossfitters, #runners, and #sports enthusiasts out there!
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#Breathing is one of the most powerful tools you have to enhance your #AthleticPerformance and yet it’s one of the most neglected practices. Try these three techniques before you work out next time and, like, all the time even on rest days. 
👉🏽 #DiaphragmaticBreathing - this is a non-negotiable tbh. It will help you correct those shallow breathing patterns that cause more agitation and a stressed physiological response. 
👉🏽 1:2 breathing. I start with a slow and controlled 2-count breath on the inhale and 4 counts on the exhale and gradually work up from there. I practice 5 rounds of 2:4, 5 rounds of 3:6, 5 rounds of 4:8, and work up till 10 or 12 eventually. Go at your own pace until your capacity increases over time.
👉🏽 #Bhastrika or #BellowsBreath is best practiced slow when one starts out. It’s quite powerful and a 2019 study published in the International Journal of Yoga determined that Bhastrika can strengthen your respiratory system by improving lung elasticity, which is helpful for those participating in aerobic-based activity. Based on recommendations from my #pranayama teacher bessyyoga, I usually practice 5 rounds of 6 cycles actively focusing on that pumping action (like a bellow, duh 🙃). Inhales and exhales happen from the nose only. 
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#yogaforathletes #yogaforsports #yogaforbeginners #pranayamabreathing #pranayamas #breathworkhealing #breathwork #yogaforeverybody #sportsrecovery #athleticperformancetraining #athletictraining #sportbikeaddicts #sportsnation #sportsperformance #justbreathe #respiratorysystem #respiratoryhealth #breathingtechniques

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