For around four years, breathing exercises have played a key role in the everyday life of top climber Alexander Megos. In this video, he reveals how breathing exercises help him climb better.
With breathing, you can calm yourself down, push yourself, bring yourself into balance and, above all, supply yourself with energy. Since 2021, Alexander Megos has been accompanied by health coach Lothar Lechler to breathe "correctly" in everyday life and when climbing.
Personally, I notice that I run much less densely when climbing. This is an absolute game changer for me.
Alexander Megos.
Humans breathe in and out 10 to 15 times a minute. In one day we take up to 23 breaths and inhale 000 cubic meters of air. But sometimes it is not how much air we take in that is important, but when and at what point. For Alexander Megos, learning how to use breathing to improve performance when climbing was an absolute game changer.
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Credits: Cover picture Alexander Megos.