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• Breathe in through your nose for a count of four seconds.
  — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2021
• Close your mouth and inhale through your nose for a count of four.
  — Emilia Benton, SELF, 4 Aug. 2022
• Rise up off the heel, hold for a count of 2 and slowly lower down.
  — Brian Fullem, Outside Online, 20 June 2020
• Inhale for a count of two to four and exhale for the same, Yu recommends.
  — Erin Warwood, Women's Health, 12 Apr. 2023
• Here’s how to try both: Close your eyes, breathe in deeply, hold for a count of four, then breath out, repeating at least four times.
  — Lisa Mulcahy, Good Housekeeping, 2 May 2022
• Slowly lower the toes down towards the ground for 5 seconds, and then lift the toes back up towards the shins for a count of 2 seconds.
  — Dr. Rachel Tavel, Pt, Dpt, Men's Health, 16 Feb. 2023
• Extend arms by your sides and pump them up and down, inhaling on a count of four and exhaling for a count of four.
  — Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-Cpt, Good Housekeeping, 12 July 2022
• Exhale through your mouth, making a whoosh sound for a count of eight. Repeat the process three more times for a total of four breath cycles.
  — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 16 Sep. 2022
• Butcher is being held on $10 million bail for a count of first-degree murder.
  — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Nov. 2021
• How to do it: Slowly breathe in through your nose for a count of three to four seconds, hold your breath for three to four seconds, then slowly exhale for another three to four seconds.
  — Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 20 May 2021
• Older children can do a simple breathing exercise: Inhale slowly through the nose for a count of four; hold the breath for four and then slowly exhale for four.
  — Andrea Petersen, WSJ, 7 June 2021
• Many legal experts said the president’s demand for altered population totals would violate the Constitution, which calls for a count of all the nation’s residents.
  — Michael Wines, Star Tribune, 4 Aug. 2020

Last Updated: 3 Oct 2024