I was also reading today that this moment actually slows the heart down.

When we exhale, or breathe out, the muscles of the chest and diaphragm relax and the ribcage contracts, forcing air out of the lungs. At the same time, the walls of the alveoli contract, expelling the air that was previously inhaled…
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I was also reading today that this moment actually slows the heart down. Since the heart volume is decreased, blood flows faster, and the brain signals the heart rate to slow.
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