Better Breathing Blog by PowerLung

Last month we discussed the importance of breathing and intermittent sprinting in the game of soccer. With the FIL World Lacrosse Championships happening, lacrosse players know the feeling of the stop and go again movement in this sport and the impact it can have on their breathing.

July is an eventful month for organized sports in Great Britain as the world witnesses golf’s British Open, tennis’ Wimbledon, and rowing’s prestigious Henley Royal Regatta. In fact, the latter sport is among the oldest in modern times – first held in 1839.

Football, or soccer as we say in the US, is one game played the world over. The tournament for this “world game” is the World Cup and it is happening right now. This is a team sport that truly represents the term intermittent sprint sport and this is a tournament that challenges even the best of the best in the sport. Fitness and readiness for such activities require training at the highest level.