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Vitality Supreme
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Bernarr Macfadden
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CHAPTER
VIII:
How
to
Breathe
Volumes
have
been
written
upon
the
value
of
breathing
exercises.
Many
exaggerated
statements
have
been
made
as
to
what
can
be
accomplished
through
deep
breathing.
Nevertheless,
it
must
be
definitely
understood
that
full,
deep
breaths,
which
expand
the
lungs
to
their
fullest
capacity,
and
are
taken
at
frequent
intervals,
are
of
great
value.
Almost
any
vigorous
exercise
will
enforce
deep
breathing,
and
there
is
no
question
as
to
the
benefit
of
the
involuntary
or
spontaneous
inhalation
and
exhalation
thus
induced.
Running
and
wrestling
are
types
of
very
vigorous
athletic
exercises
that
will
compel
one
to
breathe
deeply
and
fully,
and
will
insure
a
full
lung
development
without
special
breathing
exercises.
And
this
is
more
especially
true
if
much
exercise
of
this
character
is
taken
regularly,
day
after
day,
all
the
year
round.
But
where
the
occupation
and
surroundings
are
such
that
one
cannot
indulge
in
such
active
pastimes,
or
where
the
time
for
such
exercises
is
necessarily
limited,
frequent
voluntary
deep-breathing
exercises
can
be
highly
commended.
About
the
best
example
of
the
proper
use
of
the
diaphragm
and
the
natural
movement
of
the
abdominal
and
dorsal
region
in
correct
breathing
is
illustrated
in
a
small
child.
In
nearly
all
cases
an
active
healthy
child
will
breathe
properly,
and
by
studying
the
movement
of
his
abdomen
in
both
standing
and
reclining
positions
you
will
find
that
as
the
breath
is
inhaled
the
abdominal
region
will
expand.
When
the
breath
is
exhaled
this
part
of
the
body
will
contract
or
be
drawn
inward.
This
demonstrates
very
conclusively
that
the
movement
or
expansion
of
the
body
in
natural
breathing
is
abdominal,
and
that
the
bony
framework
of
the
chest
should
not
be
involved
except
when
taking
full
deep
breaths,
or
when
breathing
hard
from
the
effects
of
very
vigorous
exercise.
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