Why is it that we don’t often breath to our full capacity, we take shallow breathes and rarely take full breath

Question

Why is it that we don’t often breath to our full capacity, we take shallow breathes and rarely take full breath

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Answer 1

same as why cars can drive 120 kms but normally do 60 km. it’s better to design with higher capacity to reduce strain for everyday use than to always be hitting the limit.