[Sparkle]

I wonder if anyone has any tips or tricks or good techniques for developing effective breathing while exercising?

I've re-started the couch to 5k program www.c25k.com ... again. It may kill me. Running is hard and I don't like it. I never did.

I can walk, swim, kayak or nordic ski for miles; but running just seems painful and impossible to me.

However, I am doing c25k because:
a) I need to step up my aerobic exercise from power walking so I don't plateau
b) I need to have a more time economical exercise routine, sometimes an 60-90minutes of walking isn't always practical in my daily life
c) I am ridiculously stubborn and the fact that I have continually failed to get past week 3 of this program means I feel compelled to prove to myself that I can.

But a week and a half in to it I'm realizing I need some advice and tips on proper breathing techniques.

I understand diaphragmatic breathing and can do it when I'm standing still but I can't seem to get it to work when I'm moving, especially when I'm running. I don't know if its a rhythm issue or a coordination issue or a thinking/doing issue --- but I've always had the same trouble when I've taken pilates or yoga classes and I've never been able to meditate (but that may be a different issue).

Does anyone have any back-to-basics learning to breathe advice? podcasts? exercises?