The Benefits of Breathing Exercises
With the Breathe mode, you can learn to control your breathing to improve your physical and mental health. Many doctors recommend 6 breaths per minute, for 5 minutes, 3 times a day. Practicing this method is called cardiac coherence.
The Breathe mode guides you to focus on your breathing with a variety of execises. This allows you to refocus, relax, and help take care of your mind and body.
Breathing Exercises
There are four possible breathing exercises you can use for a variety of affects:
- Relax: Slow, deep breathing to calm your body and mind.
- Energy: A quicker rhythm to help you feel alert and recharged.
- Sleep: Gentle breathing to wind down and ease into rest.
- Nerve Scan: A 1-minute test for deeper insights into your nerve health.
Note: Be sure to touch the metal rim or bezel of the watch with your other hand during this exercise.
How to use this feature:
First activate the feature:
- Open the Withings App.
- Tap your Devices in the upper right.
- Find your device and scroll down to "Device Features".
- Tap Screen Customization.
- Tap the green {+) symbol next to Breathe to toggle it on.
Then activate it on your watch:
- Press the crown to wake up the watch and access the features.
- Rotate the crown to browse through the menu to find Breathe.
- Press again to launch the feature.
- Rotate the crown to choose which breathing exercise you want to use.
- Press to confirm and start the breathing exercise.
- Follow the instructions. Breathe in when the circle appears. Breathe out when it disappears.
- Focus on your breathing.
- You're done! Check your heart rate and enjoy the benefits of your new and improved mindset.