© Austin "Ozzie" Gontang, Ph.D.
Breathing through the nose on the inhalation:
1. Warms the air
2. Moisturizes the air
3. Purifies the air
When the nose smells some pleasing aroma, the nostrils flair. Look in the mirror and as you breathe in flair the nostrils. Many people when breathing in through the nose, allow the nostrils to be sucked semi-closed by the pressure of the inhalation. Practice the nostril flair so that there is no sniffling sound on the in breathe.
The brain is not playing any tricks. The brain which will die without oxygen within minutes, is not playing. The brain (which as most of us know is an intergral part of our being) is afraid of dying. So when it is not getting what it considers sufficient nourishment of O2, it will every and any orifice to get enough air to survive and get back to its comfort level.
When one is having difficulty getting air, the body may and often goes into a panic mode. In that mode, the breathing cycle is reversed, that is on the inhalation the stomach muscles contract and relax on the exhalation. That is the reverse of inhalation/abdominals relax/diaphragm contract and exhalation/abdominals contract/diaphragm relax. Often the stitch is due to the diaphragm working against the muscles that should be relaxing on the inhalation.
The art of nose breathing takes running slower at first until the mind knows that it is not being suffocated by nose breathing. During a run nose breathe when running slower so as to keep the mind relaxed. At first it may only be 50 to 100 yards. By gradual practice, I know several people, one who has done a 3:17 through the nose and another a half in 83 minutes. Both started from the fear of not getting enough air. They practiced and played with it.
Wonder what the world records for nose breathing at all the various distances are?
Some folklore and my $.02.
In article <36c3s1$lua@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>, crsikora@prairienet.org
(Charles R. Sikora Jr.) wrote:ken@iai.mv.com (Ken Colassi) says:
> > I read the previous articles and no one stated the benefits
> > of breathing thru the nose so I will state my theory.
> > Breathing thru the nose provides oxygen to the brain.
> > The question is does oxygen to the brain make your body
> > run better, faster or longer.
> > Any taker's
> Well...supposedly breathing through your nose 'warms' the air
> going into your lungs (important for the occasional asthma sufferer
> like myself when cold air triggers the asthma)..however, I have found
> that if I breathe through my nose (inhale) that I can't seem to get
> enough air and develop cramps in my sides..It resolves itself when
> I begin breathing exclusively through my mouth. Has anyone else
> ever experienced this or is my brain just playing a trick on me?
> .brought to you by..Gaz..the voice of cynicism.
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