Hi
I really mean when is the right time to exhale.
Should I slowly exhale while swimming or should I hold my breath until I need air exhale and then turn to inhale?
Thanks for helping out this newbie
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Personally, I have tried holding it in until right before I am ready to inhale. When I do that, I feel like I'm not getting enough air in my lungs, which may be because I'm either not exhaling all the way, or I'm spending too much time exhaling when I should be inhaling (mouth out of the water, obviously). When I exhale continuously--even when breathing every 3 or 4 strokes, which I do very infrequently--I find that my breathing is more natural. When I'm walking around, I don't take a breath and hold it, then exhale quickly and inhale again.
Michael, this was exactly my point in a couple of posts. Your breathing during swimming should not be any different than when you are walking, etc. If you are swimming a regular set you should be breathing as if you were walking. If you are swimming a medium paced set you should be breathing as if you were jogging, and if you are swimming a sprint set you should be breathing as a sprinter would....all relaxed and as normal as possible! Again, only my opinion, but it is turning into a general thought on here!
Personally, I have tried holding it in until right before I am ready to inhale. When I do that, I feel like I'm not getting enough air in my lungs, which may be because I'm either not exhaling all the way, or I'm spending too much time exhaling when I should be inhaling (mouth out of the water, obviously). When I exhale continuously--even when breathing every 3 or 4 strokes, which I do very infrequently--I find that my breathing is more natural. When I'm walking around, I don't take a breath and hold it, then exhale quickly and inhale again.
Michael, this was exactly my point in a couple of posts. Your breathing during swimming should not be any different than when you are walking, etc. If you are swimming a regular set you should be breathing as if you were walking. If you are swimming a medium paced set you should be breathing as if you were jogging, and if you are swimming a sprint set you should be breathing as a sprinter would....all relaxed and as normal as possible! Again, only my opinion, but it is turning into a general thought on here!
