Did you know that breath and productivity can work hand in hand?
If you’re currently working from home, your sitting positions and breathing the wrong way can lower your productivity and could increase your heart rate. For sleep apnoea sufferers this is also a cause of energy loss as shallow or incorrect breathing speeds up the pulse when the body can’t take in enough oxygen. Here’s a simple breathing technique to help restore calm and clarity and help increase your productivity and promote a feeling of wellbeing.
Here’s an energy and productivity boosting 1 minute breathing exercise for calm and clarity:
- Inhale to the count of 2
- Exhale to the count of 2
- Inhale to the count of 2
- Exhale to the count of 3
- Inhale to the count of 2
- Exhale to the count of 4
- Inhale to the count of 2
- Exhale to the count of 5
Repeat this several times then return to your normal breathing. Doing this exercise help you focus your mind on your breathing, removing any worries or intrusive thoughts giving your mind a break from your troubles and regulates the oxygen in your blood to increase alertness and mental clarity.
