The Navy Seals Breathing Technique
You can implement Navy SEALs breathing techniques to achieve greater lung capacity and muscle strength when training for military fitness tests, exercising at the gym or during special operations. Learning to breathe properly, whether while swimming or running, can decrease muscle fatigue and increase lung power. This will increase your energy level to help complete the task at hand. Rhythmic breathing from the diaphragm provides steady and longer breaths of air.
Instructions
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Swimming Underwater
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Ask a medical professional or fitness trainer to accompany you to prevent injury or drowning.
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Enter the pool, keeping your head above water.
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Inhale a deep breath of air through your nose and lungs from your diaphragm to increase the capacity of your lungs.
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Exhale a deep breath of air until you can no longer breathe out.
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Lower your head as close to the water as possible without putting it in the water.
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Inhale one last deep breath of air through your nose and mouth from the diaphragm before placing your head in the water. Complete your 50-meter Navy Seals requirement swim.
Breathing While Running
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Set a running pace slower than your usual pace. Begin breathing from the diaphragm versus the chest to supply the lungs with more air. Master the feeling of this type of deep-breath breathing technique.
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Inhale from the diaphragm for three steps, beginning on the left foot so that you breathe in for left-right-left.
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Exhale beginning on the right foot for two steps so that you breathe air out of your body on right-left.
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Repeat the breathing pattern for the duration of your run.
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Tips & Warnings
Practice new breathing techniques with trainers or medical professionals to ensure safety.
References
- Photo Credit swimming image by João Freitas from Fotolia.com
