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  Did you know that even your lungs need exercise to stay healthy and keep your body functioning properly? Your lungs provide you with the most valuable element necessary for life: oxygen. Every cell in your body needs oxygen to survive. The more freely it flows through your system, the more energized, alert, and productive you will feel. With regular practice, you can train your lungs to increase their capacity, which will help you take in more oxygen. This, in turn, will protect the body from various breathing disorders, help increase endurance, and ensure that every part of the body gets enough oxygen. Here are a few ways to exercise your lungs, increase their capacity and help them work more efficiently. Breathing exercises Breathing exercises help the lungs work more efficiently. If you have limited lung capacity, breathing exercises can help restore diaphragm function and improve your lung health. OPUMP Breathing Trainer can provide classes to help you do breathing exercises...

  Every day, you breathe thousands of times without even thinking about it. The inhalation and exhalation processes allow fresh oxygen to enter the bloodstream as carbon dioxide is removed from the body. However, deep breathing is a conscious practice that provides many health benefits beyond the standard breathing required for life. When it comes to improving our health, many of us focus on areas where we can easily quantify and track, such as how many carbohydrates or calories we consume, or how many times a week we exercise. Although it may be harder to measure, reducing and managing stress is a key component of staying healthy. Chronic stress has been linked to heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, depression and anxiety, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Deep breathing exercises are an effective and simple solution to reduce stress. Even better, deep breathing is good for your body and mind. Let's discover how deep breathing can have a lasting posit...