Your mental health matters just as much as your physical health. As a certified fitness pro and licensed therapist, I love sharing simple tools like the 4-7-8 breathing method—a quick way to calm your nervous system, reduce anxiety, lower stress, and boost your mood.

Let’s try it together (follow along in the video!):

1 Exhale completely through your mouth with a 'whoosh' sound.

2 Inhale quietly through your nose for 4 counts.

3 Hold your breath for 7 counts.

4 Exhale through your mouth for 8 counts (with the 'whoosh').

5 Repeat 4 cycles.

Use it anytime you need a fast reset—it really works!

How did that feel? Drop a ❤️if you're calmer already, or share your favorite breathing trick below.

Have you worked out in Wicklow Forest, Ireland, with us? It was one of the most mystical, magical, strange locations we set up to film workouts while we filmed 24 Walk & Step workouts all across amazing locations throughout the UK and Ireland. We kept expecting a little fairy 🧚 or leprechaun 🍀 to pop out while visiting there. The ground was spongy and so green! It was very serene.

Once it started getting dark, though, it did feel a little more ominous. 👹

These workouts are some of our community’s favorites here at Freedom Fit. Have you tried them yet? We’d love to know!

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