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• Close your mouth and inhale through your nose for a count of four.
  — Emilia Benton, SELF, 4 Aug. 2022
• Breathe in for a count of four, hold for four, and exhale for four.
  — Robyn Koslowitz, Parents, 19 Sep. 2025
• 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
• Rise up off the heel, hold for a count of 2 and slowly lower down.
  — Brian Fullem, Outside Online, 20 June 2020
• Isometric Hold for a count of two at the highest point of your row.
  — Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2024
• Simply inhale for a count of four, hold for a count of seven and exhale for eight.
  — Noma Nazish, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
• Hold at the top for a count of five seconds, squeezing your glutes without arching your back.
  — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
• Exhale slowly through your nose or mouth (whatever feels best for you) for a count of eight.
  — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
• Inhale for a count of two to four and exhale for the same, Yu recommends.
  — Erin Warwood, Women's Health, 12 Apr. 2023
• Exhale slowly through your mouth for a count of six, releasing tension with the breath.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
• Inhale for a count of three, then exhale for a count of six, before repeating again a few more times.
  — Essence, 4 Dec. 2025
• Many people default to a pattern such as breathing in for a count of two, breathing out for a count of two.
  — Aubrey Bailey, Verywell Health, 10 July 2025
• 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
• Butcher is being held on $10 million bail for a count of first-degree murder.
  — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Nov. 2021
• The prize is not a quid pro quo for a count of achievements, even real ones; it’s based on overall contributions to world peace.
  — Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
• Exhale through your mouth for a count of four, allowing your belly and ribs to return to the normal position.
  — Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2024
• 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
• Simply find a quiet space, inhale deeply through your nose for a count of four, hold your breath for a count of seven, then exhale slowly through your mouth for a count of eight.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 1 Sep. 2023
• To do that effectively, breathe slowly in through your nostrils for a count of five, hold it briefly, then exhale slowly through your mouth for a count of seven.
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
• Do a trial run by watering for a count of ten, and then wait a minute before checking how deeply the water penetrated with your finger.
  — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2024
• Try slowly inhaling for a count of 4 and exhaling for a count of 8, lengthening the exhale.
  — Kate Pitts, Outside, 30 Sep. 2025
• This is a type of breath exercise that involves breathing in for a count of four, holding your breath for a count of four, breathing for a count of four, and holding your breath for a count of four.
  — Grace Gavilanes, Peoplemag, 2 May 2023
• Using a 5-7-3 breathing pattern, inhale through your nose for a count of five, exhale slowly for a count of seven, then pause for a count of three before your next breath.
  — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
• 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
• 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