and protein." Nick Anderson, running coachUse marathon yogic breathing"The ujjayi or 'victorious' breathing technique, employed in Hindu and Taoist Yoga practices, engages the core and allows deeper breathing. Visualise a string attached to your navel

and to lose three and a half stone more. At the moment I always seem to be out of breath – will it ever get any easier? A I’m delighted to hear that you’ve quit smoking and lost so much weight; in terms of your long-term health, this will prove to be the best

was still mortal, and I’ve been trying to shake it off ever since. And until now, I’ve relied entirely upon Buddhist meditation techniques to sort the problem out. First, I tried Mindfulness of Breathing while running. This is a method I filched from the Zen

tester, her skin temperature dropped further, and the final reading was just over 3°C cooler. Contact www.smartwool.com; 0131 221 2200Mizuno Breath Thermo Combo Zip Top – £30Mizuno says "The fabric characteristically changes the moisture absorbed from

not to round the spine.4.   You can remain in this pose for between 1-5 minutes. As you exhale focus on releasing the tops of the thigh bones towards the floor, and as you do so the knees will lower too. Be mindful never to manually force the knees down. In-breath

(a very gentle inward curve in the lower back). Relax your lower abdominals, then gently flatten (without bracing) below the belly button towards your back. Try to keep the ‘six-pack’ muscles, your breathing and your diaphragm relaxed. This should

We don't like to lie to you, dear readers, so bear with us when we say this pose (also known as Standing Separate Leg Head to Knee Pose) is a bit weird. It feels slightly wrong; your breathing is laboured and if you were to try and talk, your voice

with your hands on your hips and keep lifting the chest.7. Hold for 20 seconds with deep breaths and allow the chest to open and lift.8. To exit the posture, bring your right hand to right hip, then the left hand to left hip; press your knees down

). The legacy of this is that I have confidence in the water (including open water) and the remnants of a proper front crawl technique. Breathing bilaterally is the only way I've ever known, I don't kick from the knees and I genuinely enjoy being underwater

will also make you more stable," says Smith. It can be a tricky process, so consider springing for a professional fit if you can't get comfortable. 2. Give yourself breathing roomYou want to reduce your frontal surface area as much as possible, because that