Quote Originally Posted by kelownagirl View Post
KSH - I'm assuming you've tried everything but... I was just reading that it may help to breathe IN when you step on your left foot and out on your right. Personally, I take two little breaths in and two breaths out once I'm working hard so do two in (starting on left foot, and two out, starting on left foot again). Does that make sense? Also that breathly in deeply is important to get the lungs fully inflated and push down the diaphragm. I don't get side cramps so it's not a problem for me but my son does and it seems to help him.
Thanks for the tips.

Yea, I tried that... but my breathing just felt forced and not natural. And it didn't help.

Really, I believe my issue is that when I speed up, I don't breathe deep into my bell... and bam! There is the side cramp.


BT- this thread is a YEAR OLD? Dang. Happy to hear your side cramp went away!