Let's take a look at the differences, advantages and disadvantages between open mouth breathing and closed mouth breathing in running. Breathing with your mouth open can let more air into your lungs, provide more oxygen for your muscles, and help improve your exercise ability and endurance. Breathing through the mouth can also effectively discharge the accumulated carbon dioxide in the body and reduce fatigue. Breathing with your mouth open can also easily lead to dry throat and oral discomfort, and may aggravate a cold or sore throat in cold or dry weather.
Next, closed breathing is more conducive to maintaining the balance and stability of the body than open breathing. Inhale and exhale slowly and deeply through the nose, which helps to adjust the breathing frequency and depth and make each breath more uniform and stable. Closed breathing can also prevent dry throat and cold weather from irritating the respiratory tract. Fine hairs in the nasal cavity can filter dust and pollutants in the air and reduce irritation to the lungs. Closed breathing may limit the oxygen intake during high-intensity exercise, thus affecting sports performance.
Considering the advantages and disadvantages of the two breathing methods, many experts suggest using mixed breathing method when running. In other words, in the low-intensity or relaxation stage, you can choose to keep your mouth closed to keep calm and stable; However, in the high-intensity stage where a lot of oxygen is needed, oral breathing should be taken to get more oxygen for the muscles. By adjusting the breathing mode reasonably, we can make full use of the advantages of the two breathing modes at different stages.
Besides mouth opening and mouth closing breathing, nose also plays an important role in assisting breathing. The nose can preheat, humidify and filter the air, making the inhaled air more suitable for the respiratory tract. Fine hairs in the nasal cavity can prevent dust and pollutants from entering the lungs. Therefore, when running, it is recommended to inhale deeply through the nose and exhale through the mouth as much as possible, and make full use of the function of the nose to protect the respiratory tract.
To sum up, when running, you should choose your own breathing mode according to different situations. In the low intensity or relaxation stage, you can use closed nasal breathing to keep calm and stable; In the high intensity stage, mouth breathing should be used to get more oxygen for muscles. We should also make full use of the auxiliary breathing function of the nose to protect the respiratory tract through deep inhalation and oral exhalation. Only by combining reasonable breathing methods with correct methods can we better enjoy the health and pleasure brought by running.