Hi. I've just read a very interesting post from a while back on breathing techniques. It included a video from Budd Coates featuring someone from Runners World, and advised on how to "belly breathe". Two things I've read which go against this advice; first is this post on another forum, someone who was a trumpet player says....I'm a beginner running but an experienced trumpet player. There are two type of breathing, put simply there's the upper breathing that moves your chest and shoulders and then there's the breathing from lower down, it makes your stomach go in and out. I've seen a lot written about harnessing this deeper breathing for running but I've found doing it all the time whilst running can actually be counter productive. Your breathing doesn't need to be at the same pace as your legs...
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A member of a local running club is something to do with biology and recommended a bigger breath OUT, so perhaps 2 in, 3 out, in order to get rid of carbon monoxide???(apologies I can't remember exactly which "oxide", but someone will correct me, I'm sure). I've been using this method and it seems to work, but as with most people I'm always looking for ways to improve!
Any thoughts??
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A member of a local running club is something to do with biology and recommended a bigger breath OUT, so perhaps 2 in, 3 out, in order to get rid of carbon monoxide???(apologies I can't remember exactly which "oxide", but someone will correct me, I'm sure). I've been using this method and it seems to work, but as with most people I'm always looking for ways to improve!
Any thoughts??