Comments on: How To Breathe When Running

By: How To Breathe When Running

How To Breathe When Running — Mon, 21 May 2012 20:01:26 +0000

[...] on a harder run. Thanks to Fitsugar this info!And as for the mouth or nose debate, they both win! This article suggests to breathe through both your nose and mouth when you run to maximize oxygen intake. I [...]

By: Larry Scott

Larry Scott — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 11:26:28 +0000

A well written and informative article. The videos are great too. I would like to one more tip. I think that one should keep in mind the rhythm while breathing. It is advised to inhale and exhale at a consistent rate while breathing. This becomes easier if you know your natural breathing pattern. A simple way to find out the breathing pattern is count the number of steps while you are running. For example, some people breathe in for 3 steps and thereafter breathe out for one step.

By: Chandler Chiropractor

Chandler Chiropractor — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 18:39:49 +0000

The videos are really helpful. I have never heard of some of these tips before, such as the step to breath ratio. Glad to hear some specific information on such a large running obstacle.

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Buy Advair — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:42:04 +0000

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By: gold buyer NY

gold buyer NY — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:26:06 +0000

It seems this post is about me!!! I often face the problem while even walking. These tips I guess will be valuable for both walking and running. Thanks buddy for this valuable info.

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arizona online traffic school — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 20:08:09 +0000

Thank you so much for the valuable tips you have written in this blog about the issue of breathing while running. I also face a lot of problem with breathing and I have also seen many people doing so when running. I will try to follow your tips. I like them and will share with my friends. Keep posting such nice tips.

By: Good Health

Good Health — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 01:08:40 +0000

Thanks for the advise, I just breathe as normal as I can while running!

By: Jean

Jean — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 05:53:10 +0000

thanks for the advises. i will remember it

By: Cory Cook

Cory Cook — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 02:30:58 +0000

Hey Mark, Thanks for those awesome tips on breathing easier and better. I know when I run I do tend to lose my breathe easier than some people. I think this is mainly due to me having a sternum that is slightly depressed. I think it slightly effects the ability for my lungs to expand in my chest area. But I think I might give it a go focusing on some of your tips, mainly the one about focusing on breathing from my diaphragm.

Good post and great tips.
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By: Jack Dryak, DVM

Jack Dryak, DVM — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:39:52 +0000

Mouth breathing obviously gives the most patent, direct access to the glottis through which air must travel to enter the trachea, and hence the lungs. The reason, if any, for EXHALING through the nose during dry weather is to maintain the hydration of the sinuses and turbinates within the nose by the humidified air. Apart from that, there is no particular advantage to breathing through the nose (save a pharyngeal obstruction, etc.), unless it is in cold weather, in which case INHALING through the nose pre-warms the air. Breathing principally through the mouth during normal conditions and during exercise, therefore, is the optimal pathway for air to flow and should suffice.

A large inspiration to the count of 3 expands the chest cavity and assists the ventricles of the heart to fill with blood (negative thoracic pressure), hence promoting circulation (a good thing during exercise). A rather shorter exhalation to the count of 2 more speedily eliminates the de-oxygenated air that needs to be wasted from the lungs quickly in order to refill them with oxygenated blood. This is the rational for inspiring deeply for the count of 3, and exhaling to the count of 2. In this light, to reverse the count (2 in; 3 out) makes no sense.

Shallow, rapid breathing, contrary to what another post claims, does not result in induced autonomic hyperventilation, as tidal volume for the lungs is never reached and CO2 is never cleared in excess under such conditions. On the other hand, rapid, intentional, DEEP breathing during rest can result in hyperventilation since CO2 is thereby blown off at an excess rate. Induced hyperventilation would most likely be more of a concern if the oxygen demand is small, such as while not exercising. Natural, physiologic hyperventilation (to a moderate degree) automatically occurs when one exercises. To intentionally induce a modest intentional hyperventilation in the anticipation of (or during) a burst of effort should not be a problem, and may in fact be assistive in surmounting the increased oxygen debt incurred by extra exertion.