Breathing is the fastest and most efficient way to oxygenate your body, but most people use half or less than half of their lung capacity. Deep breathing can give your lungs a workout and increase lung capacity.

One technique that is easy and works well is to exhale as much air from your lungs as possible. Next, breathe REALLY deep lungs full of air through your nose, and hold the air for 5 seconds. Repeat ten times. It only takes a minute to do this. You can do it at a stop light, or when taking a brain break. A great time to deep breathe is after a meal.

You should do deep breathing throughout the day. If you do this once per hour over ten hours, you will expand lung capacity, and expand oxygenation. If you are oxygen starved, this technique will cause a light-headed feeling at first. When you stop feeling light-headed, you are making progress.

Physical exercise causes deeper, faster breathing. Athletes are usually oxygen sufficient, but athletes can do deep breathing exercises on the days between workouts, and get additional benefits from the oxygen. If you are unable to do a physical workout, deep breathing is definitely for you.

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My goal in this post is to tell the oxygen story without getting too technical. I do not want cause your eyes to glaze over, but do want you to understand the importance of this element and what it does that you should care about. Remember, you can go days without water or food, but only moments without oxygen. You need oxygen for life.

Oxygen is the most important of all the elements. Life as we know it is impossible without oxygen. Every living creature on planet Earth is dependent upon oxygen in one way or another. You need oxygen for energy, and for survival. After all, mammals can’t extract oxygen from water; the free flow of oxygen-containing air is necessary to support life.

Breathing brings oxygen containing air into your lungs. Your lungs do something pretty amazing with the oxygen; they diffuse the oxygen into your blood plasma through membranes that are so thin that the oxygen passes right through them. Hemoglobin, in iron-rich blood cells, grabs (binds) the oxygen. As the hemoglobin grabs the oxygen, it releases carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide travels a pathway opposite to the oxygen and your lungs exhale the carbon dioxide as a waste gas. This process is referred to as respiration.

A few of the benefits of oxygen are:
a. Higher energy levels
b. Anti-oxidant benefits
c. Anti-microbial properties
d. Contributes to good sleep
e. Helps maintain “clean” blood
f. Anti-aging benefits

Increase your energy, wellness, skin beautification, and more with increased oxygenation. Maximize oxygenation for free with simple and easy breathing techniques. Be sure to read the upcoming “Breathing” post for details about deep breathing techniques.

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