“O” Breathing
Last night when I was running up a not-to-steep-but-long hill, I found myself eager for breath. In the past some of you have asked me how to breathe while you run. So I thought I’d offer this tip.
Don’t ask my why this works, but I found that if you form your lips into an “O” breathing becomes much easier. I don’t know if the air flows directly into your air passage or what, but it works. My body became calmer and my breath seemed to be coming from a deeper place. And I beat that sassy hill. Give it a try!
May 20th, 2008 at 11:49 am
I’m an active member in a friday afternoon bootcamp, we run from downtown Milwaukee to lake Michigan we do a killer stair routine and head back from the lake - and on my way back my legs were screaming and the “O” breathing that I had read about on this site popped into my wee head and I gave it a shot. And low and behold it was the truth. The breathing calmed me down, I forgot about my screaming leg muscles and ran calmly back to home base. Thanks Monica for a tip I will continue to use when I feel like I can’t make it any further and want to abandon my work-ou. (and please don’t pee your pants)