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Cardio & asthma

livcurious
livcurious Posts: 30 Member
edited 2:43AM in Fitness and Exercise
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?

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  • PJPrimrose
    PJPrimrose Posts: 916 Member
    I have a friend who does contact kick boxing that has asthma. She got guidelines for our sport from her respiratory therapist.
  • _HeartsOnFire_
    _HeartsOnFire_ Posts: 5,304 Member
    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
    mathandcats Posts: 786 Member
    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
    lemon629 Posts: 501 Member
    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
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    Y R U trying to keep your heart rate in a particular range?
  • livcurious
    livcurious Posts: 30 Member
    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
    SunofaBeach14 Posts: 4,899 Member
    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.
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