How to improve children's lung capacity

Our breathing condition is closely related to our lung capacity. The oxygen needed by our body can be supplied by the lungs, which are also responsible for the excretion of carbon dioxide. The size of lung capacity varies with age, gender and other factors. If our lung capacity is low, it will lead to insufficient oxygen supply, which will cause a lot of trouble to our body and life. Here we will teach you how to improve children's lung capacity.

1. Deep breathing method: First, inhale slowly through the nostrils to fill the lower part of the lungs with air. During inhalation, the abdomen will slowly bulge as the chest cavity lifts upward and the diaphragm moves downward. Then continue to inhale to fill the upper part of the lungs with air. The ribs will then lift up and the chest cavity will expand. This process usually takes 5 seconds. Finally hold your breath for 5 seconds. After a period of practice, you can increase the breath-holding time to 10 seconds or even more. After the lungs have absorbed enough oxygen, exhale slowly, and the ribs and sternum will gradually return to their original positions. After pausing for one or two seconds, start again from the beginning and repeat for 10 minutes. After practicing for a long time, it can become a normal breathing method.

2. Quiet breathing method: Press the right nostril with your right thumb, and slowly take a deep breath through the left nostril, consciously imagining that the air is flowing towards the forehead. When your lungs are saturated with air, press your left nostril with the index and middle fingers of your right hand, hold your breath for 10 seconds and then exhale. Then start again by holding the left nostril. Do 5 times on each side.

3. Sleep breathing method: Lie on the bed, place your hands flat on both sides of your body, close your eyes and start taking deep breaths. Slowly raise your arms above your head, close to your ears, with your fingers touching the headboard. This process takes about 10 seconds, and both arms are restored at the same time, and repeated 10 times. This method can also help you fall asleep peacefully.

4. Exercise breathing method: Actively increase your breathing volume while walking or jogging, inhale slowly and exhale quickly. When inhaling slowly, slowly expand your chest as you inhale, and exhale quickly. Do not exercise less than 20 times each time, several times a day.

5. Maintain the correct posture of keeping your head up, chest out, and back straight

In daily life, whether sitting, standing or walking, if you can maintain the posture of keeping your chest up, head up and back straight for a long time, your lung capacity can be increased by 50% to 20%, and the amount of oxygen obtained by various tissues of the body will also increase accordingly.

Improving children's lung capacity is a very beneficial thing. If insufficient lung capacity leads to lack of itching, symptoms such as memory loss and dizziness will appear, which will seriously affect learning. We must insist on exercising to improve our lung capacity, but exercise should be done according to one's ability, step by step, and can be persisted for a long time.