Breathing

呼吸

Take a deep breath right now. You probably don't see anything wrong with using your chest to breathe, since after all, that's where your lungs are.

深呼吸下，你也许觉得用胸部呼吸没什么不对，毕竟肺部在那里呀。

Well, it turns out that the muscle you're supposed to use to breathe, your diaphragm, is under your lungs and closer to your belly.

其实呼吸需要用到的是隔膜肌，肺部以下靠近腹部。

As most people are habitual chest breathers, chest breathing can lead to headaches, fatigue, anxiety and even panic attacks.

胸部呼吸法会造成头疼，疲劳，焦虑甚至恐慌发作。

So how the hell are we meant to do it?

那我们该怎么呼吸？

It turns out that breathing is one area in which babies are much smarter than you. Babies use a deeper type of respiration called abdominalbreathing. To practice it, try to "inflate" your stomach as you breathe in, while keeping your chest relatively still. Then contract your abdominal muscles on the exhale.

小宝宝可比我们会呼吸，宝宝们的呼吸方法叫“腹式呼吸”法。呼吸的时候，胸部保持不动，用胃吸气，在用腹部肌肉吐气。试试看吧！