the ceiling. Take a few long, slow breaths. As you breath in, your tummy and then your chest should rise – and the opposite as you breathe out. Imagine your breath moving up and down your spine, filling your whole upper body.2. Gently move your feet together

to overcome drag, a swimmer's worst enemy. There is also greater wave drag in breaststroke; with front crawl there is more air time, with one arm always out of the water, meaning you can move a lot faster."Breathe easyDespite this, breaststroke remains

By the time you reach the run leg of a triathlon, your breathing may be as ragged as your style, but both will benefit if you can find a regular rhythm. "When you're running smoothly, your breathing should be smooth," says Laura Denham-Jones, a yoga

Breathe deeplyMany triathletes just use the top part of their lungs, taking shallow, jagged breaths as they climb. This limits how quickly and efficiently you can move fresh oxygen to working muscles. Practise breathing deep into your belly, filling

or expert assistance.Breathing And then, of course, there’s breathing. Not many of us consciously breathe from the diaphragm (most of us breathe from the chest), but doing so can be taught easily, and can significantly reduce tension. The technique is widely

to overcome drag, a swimmer's worst enemy. There is also greater wave drag in breaststroke; with front crawl there is more air time, with one arm always out of the water, meaning you can move a lot faster."Breathe easyDespite this, breaststroke remains

that will help you slow down on your easy days:1. When you head out, imagine you’re doing a two-hour run. That’s the pace you should be aiming for. If you don’t think you could keep the pace for two hours, you’re going too fast.2. Learn to monitor your breathing

Q I’ve heard that running can improve asthma, but I suffer from exercise-induced asthma, especially after pushing myself. Will it improve with regular training? A Asthma is a tightening of the small breathing tubes in the lungs. The tubes

technique as soon as the wetsuit goes on; or starting too fast and finding after 50m that we're unable to catch our breath. You can easily avoid such mistakes by practising these pool-based sessions.Jump in"As land-based animals, it's unnatural for us

technique as soon as the wetsuit goes on; or starting too fast and finding after 50m that we're unable to catch our breath. You can easily avoid such mistakes by practising these pool-based sessions.Jump in"As land-based animals, it's unnatural for us