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SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY.
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DIAPHRAGMATIC BREATHING.
Belt.
See Fig. 7.
Draw around you an imaginary, elastic belt. Span as much of the waist as possible. Inhale slowly and fully, exerting an equal pressure front, sides and back. Check the movement a moment, then slowly expel all the air possible, the hands following the relaxing of the waist muscles.
You will observe that this is a combination of the three forms of exercises previously given. After gaining perfect control of the abdominal, intercostal and dorsal breathing, then, in all exercises requiring deep breathing use the latter form—the belt.
