What we just do not do in order to lose weight and find an ideal figure: we exhaust ourselves with training, adhere to strict nutrition systems, try all kinds of drugs and folk remedies for weight loss. But the housewife Greer Childers from America, after their marriage with her husband fell apart due to the rapid weight gain by his wife, decided to take everything into their own hands and came up with a completely new weight loss system - bodyflex. You will find feedback on this so-called breathing exercises in this article. This will be a comprehensive review, taking into account the views of both practitioners and medical professionals. So let's get started.
First you need to understand in more detail what bodyflex is. The recall of one of the ardent supporters of this unique system will help us with this. According to her, this gymnastics contains one main secret - a special breathing technique, which is combined with special stretching exercises of individual muscle groups. In bodyflex, you need to breathe with your diaphragm, that is, not with your chest, but with your stomach. This (combined with physical activity) gives incredible results in losing weight. According to the rules of the system, breathing should be held for 8-9 seconds: during this time, the body accumulates carbon dioxide, which contributes to the expansion of arteries. When inhaled, oxygen is much better absorbed by the cells, and its greater amount (compared to a regular portion) is the key that starts the process of weight loss.
But what do the doctors say about this? Is bodyflex really working exactly in this way? The feedback from experts is a little puzzling. According to researchers from the California Medical College, this gymnastics is far from safe for most people. They argue that the body during such exercises is saturated more with carbon dioxide than with oxygen, and weight loss is associated exclusively with the stress that the body experiences in this situation. At the same time, according to physiologists, the movement of the diaphragm in combination with a long holding of the breath can lead to a sharp increase in blood pressure. And this is harmful for any person, but especially for patients with hypertension, as well as suffering from diseases of internal organs (liver, kidneys, etc.). This is only part of the categories of people who are strictly forbidden classes.
Bodyflex should not be practiced with myopia ( eye pressure may increase ), and after injuries, surgeries, or pregnant women. In general, any instruction for the development of this respiratory gymnastics contains all these contraindications. So, perhaps the experts are right, and this "unique technology" is unsafe for the health of absolutely everyone, and not just those at risk? This question remains open, since the system has many supporters who have significantly lost weight as a result of regular practice, as well as opponents (those to whom the program did not help or even hurt).
If you do not have the health problems described above, it is up to you to decide whether to try to master these exercises or to focus on more traditional types of fitness. For those who still want to take a chance, we recommend watching a video session of body flex with Marina Korpan. You will be able to study in detail the process of proper breathing and physical exercises, so that the gymnastics passes without problems and serious errors that can harm health. Seeing with your own eyes is better than reading and trying to repeat what is described in the instructions on the topic "Bodyflex". Your feedback, we hope, will be positive, and the results of the practice will be impressive.