General · Early recovery
Pursed-Lip Breathing
How to do it
Sit comfortably with one hand on your chest and one hand on your belly. Breathe in slowly through your nose, then purse your lips as if whistling and breathe out slowly and evenly, taking twice as long to exhale as you did to inhale.
- Body region
- General
- Position
- Seated
- Equipment
- No equipment
- Recovery phase
- Early recovery
- Purpose
- Education
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