Breathing technique for running

[HdGLaxWarrior]

What is the best way to breathe when running?

[WSWDpole33]

ALWAYS breather in through ur nose. if u breathe in your mouth, u start to go faster, and end up having a cramp. I always breathe in my nose, and take long deep breaths, try to calm my body down so it doesn get cramps and it always works.

[GBaschski]

I've always been told that you should breath in through the nose and out the mouth...but you get so much less air doing that. Or maybe I have small nostrils? I always breath with my mouth, and I don't cramp soo...

[HVLALax]

I breath in through my mouth most of the time, but i do get cramps once in a while. Ive tried breathing through my nose and out my mouth but it doesnt feel like im getting enough air, but thats the way ive been told to breath

[HdGLaxWarrior]

So in through the nose and out through the mouth? I'll try that tommorrow.

[robi]

Yeah in through the nose, out throught the mouth. Also, exhaling when your left foot hits the ground instead of when your right foot does helps not get stitches.

EDIT: Sorry, I meant exhale as your left foot hits the ground I changed it.

[IMPlax]

rhythmatic breathing is the key, my step-mom used to be a trainer at a gym and told me this.It works, it keeps you from panting and getting winded,

Ex. inhale.1...2...exhale.1...2...

or inhale.1...2...exhale.1...2...3...

or whatever you like.

[bloodilax977]

Ex. inhale.1...2...exhale.1...2...

That's what I have always done naturally, I get a good amount of air, and I hardly ever get cramps.

[LongIslandLax]

Exhale as your left foot strikes the ground. If you're like most people, when you run, you exhale as your right foot hits the ground. This puts downward pressure on your liver (which lives on your right side), which then tugs at the diaphragm and creates a side stitch.

[HdGLaxWarrior]

When I exhale as I land on my left foot should I still follow the in through the nose and out through the mouth?

[Diesel4958]

I go in through my nose out through my mouth, and the tempo is in in out out.

[Formerlaxdemon]

Whenever I run I always control my breathing. I beathe in twice through my nose and then out once through my mouth. Sort of like *-*, *

[centlax21]

well if you are sprinting supposedly u are supposed to not breathe because sprinting does not include any aerobic (sp) energy. So short distances 40's blah blah u are supposed to hold ur breath. other than that just uh breathe i dont know breathe deep.

[Diesel4958]

I wouldn't say hold your breath, you should always breathe. You need air for glycolocis, you may begin to tap into that as an energy source.

[vikinglax3522]

well in cross country i always breathed in threw my nose and out threw my mouth and i did it slowly so that my heart rate would be thumping but you might want to get nasal strips because those help to

[laxb0rder]

in threw the nose out the mouth rinse and repeat

[UNCdefense]

i was always told in mouth out nose, but i have the sam eproblem as many & thats getting enough air that way....when im trying to run just for the fun of it you know getting in shape or something i tend to stick more to this, in games im huffing & puffing

[xkimmayx]

well if you are sprinting supposedly u are supposed to not breathe because sprinting does not include any aerobic (sp) energy. So short distances 40's blah blah u are supposed to hold ur breath. other than that just uh breathe i dont know breathe deep.


sprinting the 100 m & 22 m, our coaches always told us breathing hard was key.

[robi]

Exhale as your left foot strikes the ground. If you're like most people, when you run, you exhale as your right foot hits the ground. This puts downward pressure on your liver (which lives on your right side), which then tugs at the diaphragm and creates a side stitch.

That's exactly what I said, and I think you copied that word for word from the Mens Health magazine.

[FitzGoalie]

i run the 200 competitively and pole vault, both of which are mainly sprinting. when your sprinting, your not supposed to neccesarily breathing hard, like panting, but it's more like forcing the air in and out. you use your diaphragm to squeeze every last ounce of energy from every breath. but when i run long distances like two miles or so, i start breathing pretty heavily in a two-two pattern, sort of like inhaling twice then exhaling twice, in controlled amounts. i don't know if that's what your technically supposed to do, but it helps me keep a steady rythym.

[lancer]

i don't really pay attention to the way i breath, as long as im breathing it fine with me