Lie on the floor with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor.
Place your hands at the base of your ribs.
Take a deep breath all the way in to the base of your lungs, moving your ribs out in to your hands.
Your tummy will puff out.
Breathe out, gently tightening the abdominal muscles, fully emptying your lungs.
Repeat this exercise, keeping your neck and shoulders relaxed throughout the movement.
Once you have practised the breathing technique, place your arms at your sides and lift them one at a time to shoulder height.
Your arm should come up as your breathe in, then lower back down as you breathe out.