How to breathe correctly when exercising?

Question

When I do pull ups and push ups I don't know when to inhale or exhale and I sometimes I notice I hold my breath (I don't know why, seems to help)

push ups, pull ups and sit ups,

when should I inhale and exhale.

Answer 1

breathe in while down, breath out while up.

Answer 2

In through the nose, out through the mouth. Just breathe steadily.

Answer 3

in this video i have i'm pretty sure you inhale as you release the move or what not, and exhale as you bend or whatever.

i just unconsciously hold my breath, but i don't find that to be a problem.

Answer 4

i just breathe normally

Answer 5

slowly

Answer 6

it doesnt matter when you inhale or exhale...the point is to keep it stady and to inhale through your nose and exhale through your mouth.

Answer 7

through your mouth

Answer 8

Inhale through your nose when you inhale and exhale throuh your mouth when you are jogging or running. When you are lifting weights or doing push-ups, sit-ups ect... you inhale when you lower yourself and exhale when you lift up. This helps the oxygen maintain in your blood.

Answer 9

breathe through your nose not your mouth because it burns your throat.

Answer 10

breath with your nose and breath out with your mouth.

Answer 11

if i were u i would breath thru my nose not ur mouth

Answer 12

In pushups, inhale as you go up and exhale as you go down. It is easier to exhale during the harder part of an anaerobic exercise and inhale when the hard part is over.

Answer 13

inhale through mouth exhale through nose. but be very steady. Some ryhthym everytime

Answer 14

slow not fast

Answer 15

For me, when I run on the treadmill, I will just breath normally through my noes because I find out that when you breath too much over what your heart-rate demands, it uses alitle more energy and you feel unstable in a way.

But when you go down, inhale slowly, then when you come up breath out, when you go up count how many you have done so its easier.

I dont know if it applys to Pull UPS though. Try it.

Answer 16

in the middle