How Can I Practice Breathing: Part 1?


Healthy breathing patterns help to stabilize the core, improve our posture, and allow for better movement quality.

After a minute or two of breathing, it can immediately improve hip and shoulder mobility, and generally put the body at ease.

Beyond exercise, we recommend to adopt breathing drills as a daily staple. There are many many benefits for your physical and mental health.

At Oakville Performance & Wellness, we start every single one of our exercise sessions with at least one breathing drill.

Here is how to perform one of our go-tos, Crocodile Breathing:

  • Mouth closed, teeth don’t touch.

  • Relax the jaw.

  • Bring your tongue to the roof of your mouth with the tip touching the back of the front teeth.

  • Inhale through your nose.

  • Exhale through your nose for twice as long as you inhale.

  • On inhalation, expand your body in 360 degrees.

  • Visualize breathing oxygen into every single part of your body.

  • Bring your focus entirely to your breath.

For exercise, try doing 10 quality breaths before you begin your warm-up.

For daily breathing practice, set a duration of 2, 5, or 10+ minutes.

Find this position too uncomfortable? Tune in for our next post, where we’ll cover the Supine 90/90 Breathing drill.

Always remember, motion is lotion. We encourage you to Move Well, Live Well™.    

If you’re interested in moving, feeling and/or performing better, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We’d be happy to help.

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