Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out. It seems pretty easy. I don't mean to brag, but I have been breathing all my life. However, one of my doctors at the headache clinic I visit has been teaching me how to breathe even better. If you breathe deeply from the diaphragm you oxygenate your blood more quickly and you can reduce tension. It feels pretty silly to be sitting in a doctor's office breathing in and out like I'm in a Lamaze class, but I do what they tell me and hand them my money.
I was on the treadmill yesterday, running as part of my training for my next race, and I started to concentrate on my breathing. Usually I breathe in for 3 steps and breathe out for 2 at the beginning. Then as I get more tired, I breathe in for 2 steps and breathe out for 1. As I was breathing, I thought about the headache clinic and all the deep breathing I've been doing. So I started to breathe deeper, sucking in all the oxygen I could to help power by body.
I ran for 20 minutes without stopping and it seemed a little easier than the last time I did that. Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out. I didn't know relaxation techniques could help my running technique, but I think they have. Don't forget to breathe!
Copyright Jennette Fulda. Read more at PastaQueen
Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out. It seems pretty easy. I don't mean to brag, but I have been breathing all my life. However, one of my doctors at the headache clinic I visit has been teaching me how to breathe even better. If you breathe deeply from the diaphragm you oxygenate your blood more quickly and you can reduce tension. It feels pretty silly to be sitting in a doctor's office breathing in and out like I'm in a Lamaze class, but I do what they tell me and hand them my money.
I was on the treadmill yesterday, running as part of my training for my next race, and I started to concentrate on my breathing. Usually I breathe in for 3 steps and breathe out for 2 at the beginning. Then as I get more tired, I breathe in for 2 steps and breathe out for 1. As I was breathing, I thought about the headache clinic and all the deep breathing I've been doing. So I started to breathe deeper, sucking in all the oxygen I could to help power by body.
I ran for 20 minutes without stopping and it seemed a little easier than the last time I did that. Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out. I didn't know relaxation techniques could help my running technique, but I think they have. Don't forget to breathe!
Copyright Jennette Fulda. Read more at PastaQueen