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Catching your breath-Why do people (me) bend over at the waist when trying to catch their breath? Return to previous page 3/8/2021 1028 Views 9 Answers Last Activity: 1 year ago, Anonymous Tags: Breath recovery Question: 0 Juje 1 year ago I Care Report Comment Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Answers: Edit Remove Accept Unaccept Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Save Cancel Catching your breath-Why do people (me) bend over at the waist when trying to catch their breath? Juje 1 year ago Add an Answer Answers Answer View More Save Cancel Tags: Subscribe: Subscribe: Your question has been submitted and is awaiting moderation. It is low-quality It is spam It does not belong here Other (enter below) Thank you for reporting this content, moderators have been notified of your submission. Close Anonymous Unfriend Friend Requested Friend Load More Close Destination Page Area Group Destination Content Title Title Article Type Copy comments Why do people (me) bend over at the waist when trying to catch their breath. I do this and put my hands on my knees as I stop to catch my breath. It just seems natural to do and it helps. I have been taught to purse lip breathe but this is not as effective as bending over at the waist and really taking the biggest breaths I can I just always wondered about this. Thanks JWG
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