BREATH COACHING FOR RUNNERS
Whatever your fitness level, there are breathing techniques that are easy to learn that will help improve your stamina and endurance, ultimately making your running experience a better one.
Don't worry if you don't know your hypercapnic from your hypoxic - everything I coach is easily digestible and quick to learn. Whether you're training couch-to-5k or for your next 100k ultra, there's something for every runner.
Watch this introductory video and contact me for 1-to-1 coaching if you want a deeper dive.
Don't worry if you don't know your hypercapnic from your hypoxic - everything I coach is easily digestible and quick to learn. Whether you're training couch-to-5k or for your next 100k ultra, there's something for every runner.
Watch this introductory video and contact me for 1-to-1 coaching if you want a deeper dive.
I can provide you with a tailored breathing program depending on your ability and desired outcomes and I offer flexible pricing options.
We will look at the biomechanics and biochemistry of breathing. How we breath affects how we move, and what goes on at the level of gas exchange has a profound effect on stamina and endurance.
I can help you make the switch to nasal breathing whilst running, which has a whole host of benefits over mouth breathing. It's not always easy to make the shift, but you will be able to do it and reap the rewards if you take the right approach.
Get in touch and let's have a conversation about how Pure Breath coaching can complement your existing training program.
We will look at the biomechanics and biochemistry of breathing. How we breath affects how we move, and what goes on at the level of gas exchange has a profound effect on stamina and endurance.
I can help you make the switch to nasal breathing whilst running, which has a whole host of benefits over mouth breathing. It's not always easy to make the shift, but you will be able to do it and reap the rewards if you take the right approach.
Get in touch and let's have a conversation about how Pure Breath coaching can complement your existing training program.
What to expect at a coaching session:
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We'll meet once a week either on Zoom or in person if you live locally. Sessions last approx. 45 minutes.
During the session I will guide you through various exercises that form the foundation of healthy, functional breathing. At the end of the session I'll give you a plan for how to start working with your breath during your training runs. We add new exercises each week, giving you chance to familiarise yourself with the various techniques between session. We begin each session by taking your BOLT score, which is one of the ways we can measure progress. Why not have a go at taking yours now? |
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Is it really worth the effort to make the switch to nasal breathing whilst running?
From my own experience I truly believe it is, and so does ultrarunner and Barkley Marathon First Finisher Ihor Verys:
A 2018 study by Dallam et al. showed that participants could reduce their ventilation rate by 22% after six months training to breathe nasally whilst exercising rather than breathing through their mouths.
Why is this important?
Your body always prioritises your breathing muscles. You'll collapse or even pass out before your breathing muscles shut down (obviously!). If you can reduce the amount of muscular work required for breathing, then your body will utilise the additionally available oxygen in the muscle groups you’re exercising. Over time, stamina and endurance improve.
You'll experience better delivery of oxygen to your muscles and brain via a mechanism called the Bohr Effect and the oxygen dissociation curve, so you'll have more energy and you'll find yourself in that state of runner's high sooner and for longer. And who doesn't want that?