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
Parents
Former Member
Don't give up! But I think you need to go easier on yourself. You are trying to become a great swimmer overnight.
Me, I can't run. I get very winded, heart rate way high and want to pass out. But I'm sure if you taught me, you would have me start out very slow and build and teach me how to not make running so painful. However, I would not be ready for a 5K for quite some time.
I'm sure that if a friend was in your shoes, you would tell your friend to do their best and that any improvement is great. Well, you need to tell that to yourself! You can do this, it is just completely foreign to you right now, but you will get used to it.
My brother is a runner and a swimmer - can run marathons, even. He prefers running, but on occasion will swim when injured, etc. He says that swimming is incredibly hard compared to running.
Now get up, dust yourself off and try, try again. Soon, you'll be swimming like a fish!
Don't give up! But I think you need to go easier on yourself. You are trying to become a great swimmer overnight.
Me, I can't run. I get very winded, heart rate way high and want to pass out. But I'm sure if you taught me, you would have me start out very slow and build and teach me how to not make running so painful. However, I would not be ready for a 5K for quite some time.
I'm sure that if a friend was in your shoes, you would tell your friend to do their best and that any improvement is great. Well, you need to tell that to yourself! You can do this, it is just completely foreign to you right now, but you will get used to it.
My brother is a runner and a swimmer - can run marathons, even. He prefers running, but on occasion will swim when injured, etc. He says that swimming is incredibly hard compared to running.
Now get up, dust yourself off and try, try again. Soon, you'll be swimming like a fish!
