My coach is telling me to "just take in a deeeep breath". do you guys just do that?? breathe deeply from your chest?? I breath like I run, from my chest. I heard/read or something about diaphragmatic breathing technique.
I realize that I'm new and all, but I get soooo frustrated getting winded. I can't help but think I'm doing something wrong. He tells me to just keep going and "work it out". I'm turning my head to side, getting deep breath, I'm not sure I"m exhaling as much or right as I should and I might be getting too much air in. After 3 or or 5 complete rotations of r and left (what is that called) strokes, I bob up and am so winded. That's so hard for me cause I can run 2 relatively easy miles on a treadmill at 7 mph.
Thanks,
Mark
Mark, are you trying to go too fast. When you run, doesn't it take 5 minutes or so before your breathing feels great. but when first warming up breathing is harder until your body gets used to it? And if you start out running too hard on your warm-up you are way out of breathe?
So try slowing down a little bit, and don't be real forceful with the breathing. I know when I exhale, it is a very natural slow exhale over 3-5 strokes. Inhaling is a little sharper because of the time I have to turn inhale, and put my head back down.
Mark, are you trying to go too fast. When you run, doesn't it take 5 minutes or so before your breathing feels great. but when first warming up breathing is harder until your body gets used to it? And if you start out running too hard on your warm-up you are way out of breathe?
So try slowing down a little bit, and don't be real forceful with the breathing. I know when I exhale, it is a very natural slow exhale over 3-5 strokes. Inhaling is a little sharper because of the time I have to turn inhale, and put my head back down.
