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Runner's World Running on Air: The Revolutionary Way to Run Better by Breathing Smarter
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4 Reddit comments about Runner's World Running on Air: The Revolutionary Way to Run Better by Breathing Smarter:

u/NonReligiousPopette · 7 pointsr/running

Check out Running on Air. Later chapters get too into the training plans with his fancy pants number system, but the first half of the book has all of the anecdotal stories that make it interesting.

Basically, the side you land on while exhaling tends to be more prone to injury. Switching up your breathing, which takes some practice but can be very helpful, levels things out. You inhale for three steps, exhale for two, that way it alternates your exhale impact.

It's also a handy technique for focusing on running up hills and, in my opinion, staves off exhaustion.

u/D1rtrunn3r · 6 pointsr/trailrunning

How hard? Meh. That's relative. How awesome?! 20% more awesome!!

In all seriousness though - yes more technical so you will work harder. But it will make you so much stronger! If you work with a heart rate monitor now, use it as your guide and stay in the zone and don't worry about pace. If you don't use a hrm consider reading up on rhythmic breathing. It's a glorious tool to check in with your effort levels. (Running on Air is the book title you should look for if you want to read up on it. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1609619196/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/180-5862615-9089065 )

Run a variety of trail types as much as you can. You will run into it all! And get some trail shoes. Easy way to get rotation in the shoe cycle and you will be thankful you did as you get into more technical trails and adverse conditions.

Don't wait to get out on the trails! Take your time, smell the roses and enjoy!

u/achambe · 2 pointsr/running

Check out Running on Air by Budd Coates. It's a pretty simple method in theory, a little tricky to get down in practice, but has helped my breathing very much.

u/British_Rover · 1 pointr/ketogains

Wow I hadn't heard that before and it is a possibility. I completely changed how I run after I read running on air about belly breathing and alternating your breath cadence.

http://www.amazon.com/Runners-World-Running-Air-Revolutionary/dp/1609619196

You take big breaths through both your mouth and nose to belly breath and then alternate when you take a breath. It keeps your core stronger and has really cut down on my joint and back pain when I run.

I took almost three minutes off my 5k time just switching to that breathing style once I had the technique down.

I bit it does make me swallow some air though. I will have to see what I can do about that. No way I am going to stop using the breathing technique it is so much better then before.