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 When practicing the breathing exercises A and B, both legs may be bent and stretched at the same time, and this will further strengthen the legs.

All these breathing exercises are especially beneficial for singers and public speakers.

SPECIAL REMARKS

Always inhale through the nose.

The breathing exercises may, of course, be practiced separately either indoors or outdoors.

If practiced indoors, it is important to have good ventilation in the room.

If slight dizziness should result when practicing the special breathing exercises separately, begin moderately, and as the lungs become stronger, this feeling will gradually diminish.

Practicing the three special deep breathing exercises five times each, without any long pause between, should consume about five minutes. From five to ten minutes is sufficient for one performance and, as a rule, this time limit should not be exceeded. They can, of course, be practiced several times a day.