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nomoreheroes
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breathing out properly under water 1 stroke before breathing did the trick for me. Really concentrate on the exhale, it will help the inhale .
Hope it works for you
Hope it works for you
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has anyone got any tips for making the breathing part easier?
I'd say go for the mouth, the nose won't let you exhale fast and enough (ok, no nose jokes please, lol )
You should keep the air in as long as possible (makes you float more), wait long enough. Breathe out good during recovering arm on breathing side.
Will definately be strange in the beginning, cause you need to think about something that goes naturally on land.
Try it, only gains to be made
if you do breaststroke the proper way i.e. diving forward and under on each stroke, not the granny way keeping your head above water, make exaggerated deep dives.
ok, now this is the key, keep you mouth open at all times, as you duck under actively exhale hard, but with a totally open mouth and in a relaxed way, as you surface stop breathing out and dont actively breath in! That doesnt mean hold your breath, you just keep your mouth open and let the rebound elasticity of your lungs take affect, and you lungs will rapidly refill, just in-time for you to duck under again, where you will once agen actively exhale.
Now the trick to this is really really exaggerated stokes, as this will provide you with enough time to breath out fully underwater, and breath in fully above water. I find that if my strokes are too small, and i dont exaggerate them, i dont have enough time do breath in an out properly.
ok, so do this at the start of each swim session, to get you into the relaxed rhythm of breathing and to warm you up. Now try it when you are crawling, breath out nice and relaxed but actively!, then let the rebound affect take care of breathing in.
If it doesnt work, try some more breaststroke. Also, you can always have a go at it in the bath, turning your head to the side to breath, this will help you get used to the residual bit of water you often get in you mouth as you turn your head.