for a count of
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: for the amount of time that it takes to count to (some specific number)
Hold your breath for a count of 10.
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Exhale slowly through your nose or mouth (whatever feels best for you) for a count of eight.
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Dana Santas, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
Hold at the top for a count of five seconds, squeezing your glutes without arching your back.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
Use this simple breathing exercise: Inhale slowly for a count of five and exhale slowly for a count of five.
—Juli Fraga, Contributor, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2025
These include diaphragmatic breathing (inhaling slowly through your nose then exhaling slowly through your mouth) and box breathing (inhaling for a count of four, holding your breath for four counts, then exhaling for four counts).
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 24 Feb. 2025
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Dana Santas, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
Hold at the top for a count of five seconds, squeezing your glutes without arching your back.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
Use this simple breathing exercise: Inhale slowly for a count of five and exhale slowly for a count of five.
—Juli Fraga, Contributor, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2025
These include diaphragmatic breathing (inhaling slowly through your nose then exhaling slowly through your mouth) and box breathing (inhaling for a count of four, holding your breath for four counts, then exhaling for four counts).
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 24 Feb. 2025
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“For a count of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20a%20count%20of. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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