呼吸在运动中扮演着十分重要的角色。不仅如此，即使在不运动的时候，多做深呼吸也对健康很有好处。
Breathing and health
by Alaina Demopoulos
According to the EPA, the average person takes between 17,000 and 20,000 breaths every day without having to think about it. Just as hearts beat on their own, sucking in air is one activity we humans don't have to waste attention on.
EPA 美国环保总局
beat /biːt/ v. （心脏）跳动
suck /sʌk/ v. 吸
activity /ækˈtɪvəti/ n. 活动
Still, interest in breathing-as-wellness keeps growing. Just this month, both British Vogue and New York magazine published glowing reviews of the practice, saying sessions with an instructor can cure everything from stress to acne.
still /stɪl/ adv. 尽管如此
wellness /ˈwelnəs/ n. 健康
British Vogue /vəʊɡ/ 是英国的时尚杂志
publish /ˈpʌblɪʃ/ v. 发表
glowing /ˈɡləʊɪŋ/ adj. 热情赞扬的
review /rɪˈvjuː/ n. 综述、述评
practice /ˈpræktɪs/ n. 实践、做法
session /ˈseʃ(ə)n/ n. （做某个活动的）一段时间
instructor /ɪnˈstrʌktə(r)/ n. 指导者
cure /kjʊə(r)/ v. 治愈
acne /ˈækni/ n. 粉刺
"Deep breathing has been shown to help with anxiety by stimulating the vagus nerve, which is known for activating the parasympathetic（副交感的） nervous system, or the nerves that generally relax us," Dr. Tania Elliott, clinical instructor of medicine at NYU Langone Health, said.
anxiety /æŋˈzaɪəti/ n. 焦虑
stimulate /ˈstɪmjuleɪt/ v. 刺激
nerve /nɜːv/ n. 神经（vagus /ˈveɪɡəs/ nerve 是迷走神经）
activate /ˈæktɪveɪt/ v. 激活（由active加后缀-ate变成动词）
nervous /ˈnɜːvəs/ adj. 神经的（由nerve加后缀-ous变成形容词）
clinical /ˈklɪnɪk(ə)l/ adj. 临床的
According to Dr. Elliott, deep breathing has been "shown to improve lung capacity" for asthmatics（哮喘病人）. "Chronic back pain is often associated with anxiety and/or depression, so addressing the mental health component of back pain with meditation（冥想） deep breathing can help, too," she said.
lung /lʌŋ/ n. 肺、肺脏
capacity /kəˈpæsəti/ n. 容量
chronic /ˈkrɒnɪk/ adj. 慢性的、长期的
associate /əˈsəʊsieɪt/ v. 联系、关联
depression /dɪˈpreʃ(ə)n/ n. 抑郁、抑郁症
address /əˈdres/ v. 设法解决、应对
mental /ˈment(ə)l/ adj. 心理的、精神的
component /kəmˈpəʊnənt/ n. 组成部分
But it's not a cure-all. As Dr. Elliott explained, "Breathwork（呼吸疗法） can be used as an adjuvant（辅助治疗）, but never to replace medical treatment for these conditions."
cure-all 包治百病的东西
medical /ˈmedɪk(ə)l/ adj. 医疗的
treatment /ˈtriːtmənt/ n. 治疗（由treat加后缀-ment变成名词）
condition /kənˈdɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 疾病
I met Dr. Belisa Vranich, who has studied and taught breathing for 10 years, in her office. She asked me to breathe for her, then she said: "You breathe exactly the opposite of how your body is supposed to breathe. Had you continued to breathe this way, I would have seen you in 10 years with massive digestive problems, lower back issues, and serious anxiety."★
massive /ˈmæsɪv/ adj. 大量的、大规模的
digestive /daɪˈdʒestɪv/ adj. 消化的
★ 这句话的前半句用了倒装，表示“如果……的话”
She noted that I was breathing "with my shoulders," with my chest moving up and down with every inhale（吸气）. The proper way, Dr. Vranich explained, was to fill up my diaphragm（膈肌）, letting my stomach puff out and in.
chest /tʃest/ n. 胸膛
fill up 填满、装满
stomach /ˈstʌmək/ n. 腹部
puff /pʌf/ v. 喘气（puff out指腹部鼓起，puff in指收腹）
I sat down opposite Dr. Vranich, who has some of the most insane abs I've ever seen in real life. She's able to push her stomach out when she breathes, filling it, and then contracting it back all the way to six-pack status. She wanted me to do the same, so she encouraged me to tip back my hips and inflate（使膨胀） my stomach with every inhale.
insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ adj. 令人震惊的、极好的
abs /æbz/ n. 腹肌
real life 现实生活
contract /kənˈtrækt/ v. 收缩
all the way to 一直到
status /ˈsteɪtəs/ n. 状态、情况
tip /tɪp/ v. 倾斜、使倾斜
hip /hɪp/ n. 臀部
It's not to say every human should breathe like this all the time. "It's good to exercise your wind instruments and practice on some sort of regular basis," Jill Miller, founder of the wellness method Yoga Tune Up Fitness, told me. "You want to manipulate your psychology every day, for 15-20 minutes of practice, but even five minutes can help."
wind instrument 吹管乐器
practice /ˈpræktɪs/ v./n. 练习
sort of 有点、在某种程度上
basis /ˈbeɪsɪs/ n. 基础、基准（on a regular basis就是定期地）
founder /ˈfaʊndə(r)/ n. 创始人（由found加上表示人的后缀-er）
manipulate /məˈnɪpjuleɪt/ v. 操纵、操控
psychology /saɪˈkɒlədʒi/ n. 心理、心理状态
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