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<\/figure>As a qualified Yoga and Breathwork Coach, married to a Nordic Walking Instructor, the opportunity seemed too good to miss – so on May 1st off we went!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I decided to record my progress each day on my Inspiras Move Facebook Page (InspirasMove) and then share a summary Reel or two on my Inspiras Move Instagram (InspirasMove). I also planned to write this blog at the end of the Challenge to reflect on my 31 days of walking (with a little bit of jogging!)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Yes, I must admit \u2026 there were days when I felt a little tired, and even a bit grumpy, about having to complete my daily 3k, but as the month progressed I began to look forward to what each day would bring. Meeting up with friends, exploring the beautiful Wirral peninsula with its stunning beaches, County Parks and magnificent sunsets: walking in the rain, sun and wind. I also thoroughly enjoyed the recently introduced opportunity to Nordic walk the 5k Park-run at Birkenhead Park and chatted to some very enthusiastic walkers on the way – \u201cHello chatty Sophie – aged 7\u201d!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cRun (walk) 3K every day in May\u201d\u2026 stated the announcement on the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation Events web page – \u201cwho would want to do that every day?\u201d I asked my husband. He knowingly gave me one of those looks and 5 minutes later I was signed up! Since I was already involved in… Read More »Can walking really improve your breathing?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"[\"content\",\"tags\",\"comments\"]","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspirasmove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspirasmove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspirasmove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspirasmove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspirasmove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=709"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/inspirasmove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/709\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":719,"href":"https:\/\/inspirasmove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/709\/revisions\/719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspirasmove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspirasmove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspirasmove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
I definitely feel healthier after my daily walks and have experienced first-hand the many ways walking has improved my own breathing pattern with a marked improvement in my VO2<\/sub> Max. There are so many benefits \u2026 Whether its Boosting your lung capacity; strengthening your breathing muscles; improving your oxygen circulation; encouraging better breathing patterns or even helping you to clear your airways (if you\u2019re a little bunged up)! I\u2019ve summarised all these benefits in the walking\u201d infographic opposite if you\u2019d like to know a little more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So there you have it – the answer to \u201ccan walking really improve your breathing?\u201d is definitely \u201cYES\u201d<\/strong> – it can! and, \u2026 I\u2019m also very happy to report, that having run\/walked 124K+<\/strong> over the month of May, I\u2019ve definitely improved my overall health and fitness levels too. x <\/p>\n<\/div>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/inspirasmove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Walking-Breath-Infographic-6-724x1024.png\")
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