Once you get into the pose, bend forward at the hips for a greater stretch and opening. Once youâre there, close your eyes and breathe. Hold it for 30 seconds to a minute or longer, taking slow, deep breaths. As you release and move into the opposite side, congratulate yourself on accomplishing cow face, and smile.
The average person takes between eight and 16 breaths per minute. Rapid shallow breathing, also called tachypnea, occurs when you take more breaths than normal in a given minute. When a person breathes rapidly, it is sometimes called hyperventilation.
Tachypnea can also be a symptom of a serious or life-threatening respiratory condition. These include pneumonia acute bronchitis, bronchiolitis, asthma, COPD, pulmonary embolism and pulmonary edema. Symptoms that accompany shallow breathing vary depending on the underlying cause. Common symptoms include pain, anxiety, fever, shortness of breath, flu-like symptoms, snoring and chest pain. Other coexisting symptoms may include very low blood pressure or hypotension, fatigue, weakness, strider, wheezing, paleness, blueness of the skin (cyanosis).