The Pilates Dork:  Diaphragmatic breathing
Channel: Fusion Pilates
Date: 06/10/2014

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 Diaphragmatic Breathing 

To help clients create expansive breath both on the inhale and the exhale, we have to explore many breathing techniques. A brilliant place to focus when trying to balance and strengthen the breath is to work the muscle of the Diaphragm. The Diaphragm after all is our primary breathing muscle. When working to full capacity, it glides up and down within the ribcage like a parachute. The added benefit to Diaphragmatic breath is that it creates more endorphins in the body and helps to relax and calm the nervous system. We’ll show you what we mean in the following video.