Breathing Patterns

We take it for granted that we can breathe while running or while doing just about anything on land. Most probably pay no attention to it, as we can rely on our parasympathetic nervous system to keep exchanging that air for us without our conscious control.

But we suddenly become aware of our need to figure this out when in water. Since air is only available to the swimmer in a unobstructive way for a fraction of each stroke cycle – we have to actually think carefully about when and how to breathe so we don’t provoke panic and we don’t induce unnecessary exhaustion.

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