(ˈbriːðɪŋ ˈɛksəˌsaɪz) noun. an exercise intended to promote effective and healthy breathing and breath control.

What is breathing exercise in physiotherapy?

Deep Breathing Exercises or Thoracic Expansion Exercises

Take a long, slow and deep breath in, through your nose if you can. At the end of the breath in, hold the air in your lungs for 2-3 seconds before breathing out (this is known as an inspiratory hold) Breathe out gently and relaxed, like a sigh.

What is the rule of breathing exercise?

How to breathe for maximum efficiency. The general rule of thumb is to inhale through your nose, so the air enters your belly, right before the eccentric (muscle-lengthening) part of the motion. Exhale during the concentric (muscle-shortening) part of the motion completely through your mouth.