Cardio & asthma

livcurious

Cardio this week has been driving my heart rate sky high (per HRM) and I have to go at a much lower resistance to keep it in my normal range. I'm guessing it's because my allergies have kicked in and aggravated my asthma, since I have been wearing my HRM for about 5 months but I haven't gone through this before. So my question is, when will my lungs/heart adjust or is it basically like starting all over again?

PJPrimrose

I have a friend who does contact kick boxing that has asthma. She got guidelines for our sport from her respiratory therapist.

_HeartsOnFire_

Yeah, my asthma MD told me he wanted me to use my inhaler about 30 minutes prior to any workout. I'd check with your MD.

mathandcats

I also have asthma, and I use my inhaler 15-20 minutes before I go jogging. I haven't had any problems since I started doing that.

lemon629

I use my inhaler before exercise and also keep it handy during exercise because I sometimes feel an attack start during vigorous exercise.
So your heart rate is high but you're not having breathing issues?

DavPul

Y R U trying to keep your heart rate in a particular range?

livcurious

I am having breathing issues as I can't seem to draw a deep breathe, and although I carry my inhaler in my purse I never think about taking it into the gym since it's been almost 8 months without any asthma problems. I guess I'm out of habit. I will start to bring it now that my asthma is acting up and use about 20 minutes before I head in. My doctor just sent a prescription for Qvar which I used several years ago but I know that takes time to take affect.

SunofaBeach14

Mine comes and goes. I have found though that, over time, I have far fewer attacks when I'm running regularly than when I'm slacking. Just keep at it.