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Sports Asthma?

secook326
secook326 Posts: 10 Member
edited February 22 in Fitness and Exercise
been running for years, long distances, but wondering if my running is affected by sports asthma at all. not sure if my breathing is labored because of running too fast too long, or because i might have sports asthma. hoping to see a doc soon, but how can you tell the difference between asthma and regular tightness in lungs? (<-- is that normal?) anyone else feel like they're not making any lung capacity progress in their speed workouts?

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  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    I have a lesser degree of asthma that is normally triggered by environmental conditions or allergens. It has been windy the last month with lots of particulates in the air and I find I run out of breath more and have tightness while breathing during exercise. Maybe something like that for you?
  • secook326
    secook326 Posts: 10 Member
    good point - i do have hay fever allergies, so i will check in with my doctor about that too! thanks!
  • SingingSingleTracker
    SingingSingleTracker Posts: 1,866 Member
    been running for years, long distances, but wondering if my running is affected by sports asthma at all. not sure if my breathing is labored because of running too fast too long, or because i might have sports asthma. hoping to see a doc soon, but how can you tell the difference between asthma and regular tightness in lungs? (<-- is that normal?) anyone else feel like they're not making any lung capacity progress in their speed workouts?

    I doubt any of us are pulmonologists, but the true way to find out if you do or do not have asthma would be to schedule an appointment to see one and have a lung function test done.
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