Happy World Opera Day!
If you’d like to belt out some big songs, sing in the shower, or hum along with your favorite singer, you are going to need one big ingredient:
Oxygen.
Let’s remember that there are three levels of breathing: mouth and nose, lungs, and with your diaphragm.
The deepest and most oxygenating is the diaphragm.
Consider it a superpower to be able to tap into that deepest level of breathing.
You can bet your local opera singer taps into this superpower, but it isn’t just reserved for them: you can easily too.
I spend a little longer explaining why and how in the video above, but trust me, it is a game changer.
You get core muscles to engage, lots of oxygen to work with, and more energy to zip around!
The technique can take some getting used to, but as I tell my clients, why would you do planks when you can get your core workout with every breath you take?
Don’t believe me? Ask the current fastest woman in the world: Sha’Carri Richardson.
Watch her running video closely and in particular her face. How does she breathe?
If it’s good enough for Sha’Carri and good enough for opera singers, it’s definitely good enough for you.
It will be like everything else…definitely takes a little practice to get used to.
Here’s to balance, strength, and superpower breathing happiness,
🙂 Laura
