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Jakub is not just a HYROX athlete, In his second season in the sport he went sub 60 solo’s and qualified for the HYROX world championships. ‘I have been using NEON throughout my training and racing to make nasal breathing easier’ Jakub most recent success came after completing 189km ultra marathon across 4 days around the full perimeter of Lanzarote. ‘My goal is to break into the Elite 15 HYROX’

Jakub

Hyrox Competitor

Jakub is not just a HYROX athlete, In his second season in the sport he went sub 60 solo’s and qualified for the HYROX world championships. ‘I have been using NEON throughout my training and racing to make nasal breathing easier’ Jakub most recent success came after completing 189km ultra marathon across 4 days around the full perimeter of Lanzarote. ‘My goal is to break into the Elite 15 HYROX’

Jakub

Hyrox Competitor

David is the author of ‘Breathe Smarter, Run Stronger’ and has recently set out on a challenge to become the Guiness World Record holder for the most consecutive days running an ultra marathon (50km per day). This is to raise awareness for 2 brain injury charities after being diagnosed with a brain injury back in 2013 that ended his professional rugby career. ‘In some lab testing I did personally, NEON helped with nasal airflow by 20% - this is essential for me to remain calm while completing 100 consecutive ultra-marathons’

David

Marathon Runner

Jakub is not just a HYROX athlete, In his second season in the sport he went sub 60 solo’s and qualified for the HYROX world championships. ‘I have been using NEON throughout my training and racing to make nasal breathing easier’ Jakub most recent success came after completing 189km ultra marathon across 4 days around the full perimeter of Lanzarote. ‘My goal is to break into the Elite 15 HYROX’

Jakub

Hyrox Competitor

2.5 years ago, I lost my mum and was very close to choosing the wrong path in life. I decided that I wanted to go all in on my fitness and make a conscious choice of how I wanted my life to play out. Today, I am completely sober, I have competed in 4 HYROX, ran countless half marathons and I am currently expecting a baby. Through consistency and discipline I have been able to make a positive impact on other peoples lives.

Daz

Endurance Cyclist

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Why Nasal Breathing is Important

Most of us are breathing wrong.

Mouth breathing is the default for most people — especially during exercise. But the nose is the body's primary breathing organ, designed with built-in filtration, humidification, and chemistry that the mouth simply can't replicate.

Nitric Oxide

Your nose produces nitric oxide — a molecule that helps dilate blood vessels and improve oxygen delivery to working muscles. Mouth breathing produces none of it. Every breath through your nose is measurably more efficient.

Oxygen Absorption

Nasal breathing slows airflow and creates back pressure in the lungs, giving your body more time to extract oxygen from each breath. Research suggests nasal breathing can increase oxygen uptake compared to mouth breathing — meaning more fuel for your muscles with the same effort.

Filtration & Recovery

Your nose filters, warms, and humidifies incoming air before it reaches your lungs. It's a built-in system most of us bypass entirely. Nasal breathing has also been shown to support faster post-exercise muscle recovery compared to breathing through the mouth.

The nose isn't just an alternative to the mouth. It's the better option. Relearning how to use it is one of the simplest performance gains available to anyone who moves.

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