DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Is breathing from your belly beneficial? If so, can you explain why and how to do it? ANSWER: From the day you're born, you know how to breathe correctly. That means letting the ...

How hard can breathing be? Most babies master the skill in the first few seconds after birth, after all. It turns out, though, that most of us could probably breathe more effectively. And doing so, ...

This post was written with contributions from Margaret Heaton-Ashby, LMFT, and Kelsey Tunney, DPT. When you think about your health and specifically any dysfunction in your body, you probably don’t ...

It may seem a little silly to read a “how to breathe” article—we do it to live and for a living, after all—but breathwork for singing is a genre all its own. Whether you’re a true beginner or a ...

Breathing has been an intrinsic feature of our lives since the day we were born. Akin to background noise, we inhale and exhale thousands of times per day, the vast majority of which we are unaware of ...

Panting, gasping, and running out of breath are common athlete complaints. If any of these experiences are familiar to you, it’s important to learn how to breathe while running. “The more effectively ...