Breathing patterns while running

There are many ways to breathe while running, but we must choose the breathing method that suits us best based on our physical fitness, which can effectively help us improve our running speed. Especially some professional athletes must pay special attention to the breathing method while running, which plays an important role in our own competition process. Let’s briefly describe the breathing method while running.

1. Short-distance running is different from long-distance running. Simply put, short-distance running is an anaerobic exercise. It is best not to pant for 100 meters, and try to hold your breath and reduce breathing below 400 meters. Long-distance running is an aerobic exercise. You need to master the breathing rhythm and adapt your breathing to your pace.

Breathing is very important for long-distance running. Good breathing can make your movement smoother. At the beginning and when you are not too tired, breathe in and out every 3 steps according to your own step frequency, and gradually adjust to breathe in every 2 steps or even every 1 step according to your own fatigue level. Be careful not to breathe superficially, and inhale as deeply as possible.

2. Simple cooperation and advance teaching

When just starting to practice middle and long distance running, students should be consciously taught breathing methods and some auxiliary methods of breathing practice, such as vital capacity exercises, and then transition to coordinating with arm swinging. Students are required to coordinate breathing with one or two arm swings. When teaching, attention should be paid to the arm swinging speed not being too fast at the beginning. With such frequent repeated practice, the coordination of breathing and arms will slowly become coordinated. This stage is the basis for practicing middle and long distance running, so the teacher should explain the essentials of breathing in detail and clearly at this stage, and always pay attention to observation, reminders, and corrections. Then, short-distance coordination exercises should be conducted to let students experience it themselves, and the teacher should guide from the side. Through repeated reinforcement, students' sense of running rhythm will be deepened, laying a solid foundation for middle and long distance running teaching.

Each of us must know something about breathing methods while running, whether we are professional sports enthusiasts or just daily runners. Mastering some breathing methods while running will benefit us in every way. I believe everyone must be particularly interested in these contents.