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Since I started training to run more often and longer, I’ve become quite interested in breathing and how to improve it overall. As a child, I used to cough a lot, and it was something that came back every time I caught a cold. Increasing my running and overall fitness has helped me — by this time last year, I had already had two cases of bronchitis, while this year I haven’t had any and have been less prone to colds.
Moving forward, improving my lung capacity feels essential both for running and for my overall health. Last month, I read an interesting book about sports and breathing, and now I’m reading the one in the picture. It’s not about sports but about how crucial breathing is to life — not just the automatic act of it, but how we can improve our general health and longevity through nasal breathing.
James Nestor, a journalist, did extensive research on the topic, including free diving, to write this book. I’ve read about a third of it so far, and I’d recommend it to anyone who wants to breathe and live better.