Breathing

[Smile23]

Hi all

Week 2run 2. Michael is telling me to breath left foot out for 4 left foot in for 4. Cant get it 🤯 any tips? Pleeeeease?🙃

[liam-1 Graduate]

Hi Smile

I’m glad you brought that up as I’m on W4 R2 tomorrow and I still don’t get Michael’s breathing tip 😂.

To much to think about and trying to jog and control the breathing.

My tip is do what’s comfortable and the main point is get enough oxygen into your body as you need it to keep going. I’m no pro I just do what I works for me 👍🏻

[Smile23 Graduate in reply to liam-1]

Nice to know its not just me lol

[liam-1 Graduate in reply to Smile23]

No no definitely not. You just have to go with it. To much to think about for my little brain 🤣

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Follow the tips in the guide to the plan on breathing healthunlocked.com/couchto5... which advises you to do what comes naturally.

[Smile23 Graduate in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Will check it out thanks

[MPSG Graduate]

I’ve completed and I still can’t get it!

[NannaMo Graduate]

Don’t think about your breathing too much just relax and you’ll find that your pace will dictate your breaths not everyone is the same or uses the same methods it’s what’s comfortable for you

[Pinkpig20 Graduate]

I couldn't get on with that breathing advice either. I think the important thing is to breathe naturally and not to be moving at a pace where you find you are gasping for breath! Try to breathe naturally and try not to pant.

[Instructor57 Graduate]

My advice is completely ignore it ! Haha.

I could never get my head around that !

I also posted about it when I was on that week .

If your struggling to breathe , slow it down !

It will come , you will start to find your natural speed to maintain comfortable breathing .

I found I started to stress about it because it just did not make sense to me 😂

[Speedy60 Graduate]

I gave up thinking about my breathing. I find that if I can get my legs and arms in a rhythm, breathing just works.

[Dtay1978 Graduate]

Yeah I’m another who couldn’t get my head around that one. The later advice about breathing in while pushing out my stomach and then releasing it I found so much easier and actually helpful 😊

[Chokka Graduate]

I didn’t get it either! So reassuring that it wasn’t just me.

I’ve just finished week 7, and still breathe in & out through my mouth ... can’t maintain breathing through my nose (except tonight when I went through a swarm of flies ... then I managed to keep my mouth shut!!!)

To echo what others have said, I stopped thinking about it & it got easier.

[Smile23 Graduate]

Great guys makes me feel like i am doing ok considering its been 35 years since my last running! I was always a team sport kinda gal😁