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11. June 2012
THE RIGHT BREATHING DURING TRAINING
Aerobic and anaerobic training differ in the way the body generates energy for exercise and in the intensity and duration of the activities.
Aerobic training:
Energy source: the body uses oxygen to convert carbohydrates and fats into energy.
Intensity: Low to medium.
Duration: Prolonged activities, usually lasting several minutes to hours.
Examples: Running, swimming, cycling, hiking.
Aim: To improve endurance, the cardiovascular system and the ability to use fat as an energy source.
Benefits: Strengthens the heart and lungs, improves circulation and can help control weight.
Anaerobic training:
Energy source: The body uses short-term energy stores in the muscles, mainly ATP (adenosine triphosphate) and creatine phosphate, without using oxygen.
Intensity: High to very high.
Duration: Short and intense, typically a few seconds to a maximum of two minutes.
Examples: Sprinting, weightlifting, high-intensity interval training (HIIT), plyometrics.
Aim: To increase muscle strength, muscle mass, speed and explosiveness.
Benefits: Builds muscle mass, increases anaerobic capacity and can boost metabolism.
Overall, aerobic training focuses on increasing endurance and improving the cardiovascular system, while anaerobic training aims to increase strength, speed and muscle mass. Both forms of training are important for a balanced fitness program and contribute to health and performance in different ways.
THE IMPORTANCE OF BREATHING DURING TRAINING FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF LENNART KEMPER, HEAD OF MOVEMENT AT LANSERHOF TEGERNSEE
Natural breathing is breathing that is appropriate for the situation we find ourselves in. When we perform one of the countless breathing exercises, in most cases we want to breathe consciously and in a certain way in order to achieve various effects, such as relaxation. Due to the strong presence of the topic of breathing in recent years, in our experience many of our Lanserhof guests, for example, have become accustomed to a kind of “sports breathing”. To exaggerate somewhat, this means that they immediately breathe very deeply and loudly as soon as they enter a gym.
However, if we assume that we are training in the gym, where we do not want to achieve a specific effect with particular breathing, we should simply let the breathing happen and not actively influence it. The body will deepen breathing and increase the breathing rate if necessary. Since breathing itself also consumes energy, returning to natural breathing can even give us an acute increase in performance.
This means that the next time you do push-ups or squats, for example, don’t try to fall into loud, panting breathing on the first repetition for no reason. Simply perform your exercise normally. Your breathing will behave as it needs to in order to continue the exercise.