Morning Charity Hike......Beginner Mistakes ReLearned!!!

[Highlander]

It is easier to catch your breath while still moving because once you stop after hard work, its not just your leg muscles that start to lock, ...its your body,.. you often see people bent over after a hard slog who are finding it very hard to breath, yet they have just made it to the top,...if they did as you say, and kept going, once you start to get your breath back, you can then start breathing through the nose, deep breaths,... and breath out through your mouth, thats the best way of getting air deep into the lungs.

Remember its not just your lungs that need oxygen, your legs hurt because your blood need oxygen too

Strangly enough, you can also make life a little easier if you jog short distances,...try it sometime, you will find that it relieves some of the pressure from the backs of your legs,....its another reason why the Army `Road walk and Run`,..words we hated, but its the best way.... but keep the rythum