22/04/2022
How to improve the respiratory system
Novice runners often wonder how to improve their breathing and increase endurance. In fact, the correct breathing technique will not give such a significant increase in endurance, which will be provided by continuous and prolonged running training.
While running, working muscles need energy. In the human body, most of the energy is obtained as a result of the processes of oxidation of substances, which requires oxygen.
Carbohydrates are consumed first, and then fats. Carbohydrate reserves are quickly mobilized if necessary, which ensures a constant level of glucose in the blood. It is carbohydrates that provide most of the energy in the body. But at the same time, the reserves of carbohydrates capable of rapid mobilization (primarily glycogen in the muscles and liver) are limited – they are enough for a continuous 60-90 minutes of running.
More trained athletes, whose metabolism has adapted to high and prolonged loads, are able to burn more fat at the same intensity with which beginners run. Accordingly, they will be able to maintain a high pace of running for longer due to saving carbohydrates.
This is achieved through systematic training, since the necessary changes at the cellular level occur in the body over time. This means that it will not be possible to raise the current performance only by breathing.
