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j asked in SportsRunning · 1 decade ago

Is it better to breathe through your nose while running?

I know it is better to breathe through your nose while running in the winter to warm the air but does it help with running overall? I was not able to breathe through my nose well until after a surgery to repair a deviated septum. Now I feel like I should do it but have not been able to retrain myself. I still feel like I do not breathe as well through my nose. Will I run better if I breathe through my nose instead of mouth?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Breathing in your nose and out your mouth is an INEFFICIENT way to breathe as a runner. In most cases, your body is going to need much more oxygen than you can bring in through your nose and as a result, you will feel much more out of breath, etc.

    I do not know why many people advocate breathing in nose/out mouth but it honestly isn't the best way. That is, unless you find it absolutely works for you. In general, though, more oxygen means less oxygen debt which means stronger muscles during a run.

  • 5 years ago

    To quote Hal Higdon (famous marathon coach) "when running I try to breathe any way I can". There is no right way. Some suggest the nose since it provide more of a filter. However, when working hard, it really just does not matter - get the oxygen any way you can.

  • breathing through your nose, out your mouth is the best way to breath while running.

  • 1 decade ago

    If you train yourself to breath through your nose it allows you to breath more consistenly and that allows more oxygen into the lungs. This will most definetly help you in running.

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  • 1 decade ago

    it really does not matter i have done track and i breathe through my mouth its hard for me to breathe through my nose but its gud 2 try and i dnt thikn it makes much difference

  • 1 decade ago

    In threw your nose out threw your mouth.

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