Welcome to the Get Fit Guys quick and dirty tips to slim down and shape up.

My name is Ben Greenfield, and I'm the Get Fit Guy.

Did you know that if you're not breathing correctly, then it can create huge problems for you?

This is because healthy breathing patterns are how your body maintains

a high metabolism and delivers oxygen to vital tissues. In addition, if you breathe too fast or you

don't inhale deeply enough, you can increase the pH of your blood, and this can decrease the amount

of blood getting to your brain and your muscles and result in less oxygen being

released by that blood. But that's not all. Your breathing is also a sign of how well your core

muscles are working. If you have shallow breathing, also known as upper chest breathing, or if you

have too quick a breathing pattern, then your diaphragm muscles may not be actively stabilizing

your trunk, which can lead to poor posture, as well as impairments in your physical or

athletic coordination and your low back stability, all of which increases your risk of injury

and decreases your performance potential. So today you're going to discover how to breathe the right way,

how to figure out if you don't breathe correctly, and learn six new ways to enhance your breathing.

Now, before you learn my six quick and dirty tips to breathe the right way, it's important

for you to recognize if you're not breathing the right way. So here are seven common signs of

dysfunctional breathing patterns.

Number one, you inhale with your chest. When you begin inhaling or breathing in, you may notice

that your chest is the first thing to move, typically going up or slightly forward. If so,

this is a sign that you are engaging in shallow or upper chest breathing, which

you actually don't want to happen.

Number two, your rib cage doesn't expand to the side.

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