What should you pay attention to when breathing during exercise?

We all know that breathing is very important when exercising. If we can adjust our breathing rate, the effect of exercise can be doubled. However, most people are not professional athletes and tend to do whatever is comfortable for them when exercising without paying attention to any techniques. If you can master the breathing exercise, there will definitely be many benefits. So, what is a good method?

Respiration is the process of filtering gases, inhaling oxygen, and expelling carbon dioxide. Correct breathing is the core of various breathing and health-preserving methods, and it is also an important action that needs to be carried out throughout when participating in various sports. Movement is the rhythm of the whole body, not just the movement of the hands and feet. Organs and tissues from the inside to the outside must work together to make the limbs move rhythmically. Scientific breathing can double the effect of exercise, and you will not feel tired or even injured.

In fact, many athletes, especially beginners, do not know how to breathe well. Or perhaps it should be said that they do not know how to use efficient breathing methods. You may have had this experience: as soon as you run faster, the slope becomes steeper, or you get nervous during a competition, you will find yourself gradually out of breath, as if you need to carry an oxygen tank to have enough oxygen. Then your legs will gradually become heavy, your back will become hunched, and you may even have annoying side abdominal pain. You have no choice but to slow down. In order to keep the exercise going, in addition to paying attention to muscle contraction, frequency, and integration, physiological functions such as breathing, heartbeat, lung capacity, blood circulation, neuronal conduction, and endocrine secretion must also be adjusted.

Chest and abdominal breathing

Correct breathing during exercise is very important, and breathing regulation should be considered an important exercise during exercise. If you master the technique of breathing regulation, you who love sports will not only not feel tired easily, but will be more efficient and can easily break through your abilities.

Abdominal breathing can help improve athletic performance

The breathing during daily work is short, rapid and shallow breathing, which is the "chest breathing" that everyone is accustomed to. During exercise, muscles require a large amount of oxygen, which is deep, slow breathing, and needs to be supplied through "abdominal breathing".

Abdominal breathing requires practice. You can practice it while standing, sleeping, sitting, or lying down. Once your body gradually adapts, it will increase your oxygen intake capacity, allow oxygen to penetrate deeper into the alveoli, and improve gas exchange efficiency.

The simplest way to exercise your breathing is to lie on the ground after returning home every day, put your hands on your abdomen, and take a deep breath for five seconds. At this time, your abdomen will bulge. Then exhale slowly. If you insist on training every day, your lung capacity will gradually increase, and you will naturally feel more comfortable when exercising.