How to Switch Gears While Running | Breathe like this for stronger kicks, intervals, and hills

If you’re finding yourself out of breath during intervals, hill climbs, or when you kick it up at the end of your races, consider changing your breathing using these three breathing patterns.

It is helpful to sync your breath with your running cadence, but in order to perform well at various speeds, you need to have options as to how many steps you take for each breath.

If you’re a beginner, I break down when you’d likely want to use each of the three breathing patterns, as well as when to time your out-breath, so you know where to start.
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[michaelborg]

I noticed this type of transition naturally when I moved from my zone 2 running speed and picked it up. My military or ADHD loves patterns when moving but I couldn’t keep 4:4 as I picked up the speed so I went to 2:2 mostly. I’m glad you not only discussed it but showed it, that’s a great way to teach! Thank you!

[acs]

Excellent video! Thumbs up and subscribed!!

[EMTobias]

Just to confirm. If 2/2, the number of ground contacts of your left foot (Complete cycles)?

[miljtube]

Is it the pattern 3x3 ok for some speed?

[Burps___]

Breathing is natural and based on the physiology of the body.