How to prevent cramps or stitches?

September 13th, 2009 by Giselle Leave a reply »

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Thorn in your side?

It helps not to eat two to three hours before exercise and be well hydrated but don’t drink too much of water before a workout.

As you train, keep your breathing slow and controlled. As you get fitter, the chances of a stitch will become slimmer.

When you are running, inhale on the left foot strike, then exhale on right. I don’t know how true is that but many runners swear by this.

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