Improper breathing during exercise = high bpm??

irishgal44
irishgal44 Posts: 1,141 Member
edited September 26 in Fitness and Exercise
Just trying to figure some things out and had a question for those exercise hard, especially those who run.

My hr is very high for my age/etc, while exercising; however, it shoots way down when I inhale a deep breath and exhale a few times while running. I've noticed I do not breath big at all when I run and wonder if this is an issue - my breathing. This is something I tested out on my own last week after being told I have a sinus tachycardia. After running a good 15 minutes and having my hr go as high as the mid 190's after just 3 deep inhales, exhales slowly, it decreased to mid 180's very rapidly.

I will call my cardiologist of course about this, but wondering if anyone has noticed their bpm go up if they are not breathing properly. Is this normal?

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  • hroush
    hroush Posts: 2,073 Member
    Learning how to breath properly can do wonders for running. I find it best to breath in rhythm with my running and you can breath deeper as well. I usually take 3 paces to breath in, 1 to breath out. Towards the end of my run it will reduce to 2 in, 1 out.
  • irishgal44
    irishgal44 Posts: 1,141 Member
    So do you wear a hrm? Is your :heart: rate effected by the way your breath? I'm curious about this - would be nice to find a way to decrease my bpm by just learning how to breathe right. However, maybe I already am - I have never really thought about breathing when I run but I never used to breathe fully - kinda like breathing 1/2 the air in air out but never a full breath ever. Wonder if this is actually part of the reason my hr is so high? Or does this not effect a hr at all?
  • SolidGoaled
    SolidGoaled Posts: 504 Member
    I actually find that my HR goes up with proper breathing. I'm interested what others have to say. I am new to running, and working on my form and breathing. I usually breath in for two paces, out for two paces. Is it better to exhale in one quick breath?
  • hroush
    hroush Posts: 2,073 Member
    I think it's better to exhale in 1 quick breath as you are getting rid of the used air faster and getting in new air.

    When I give plasma, I have to start breathing fast to get my heart rate up, otherwise it's too low. Likewise, if I really slow down my breathing I can really slow down my heart rate.
  • JDMPWR
    JDMPWR Posts: 1,863 Member
    So do you wear a hrm? Is your :heart: rate effected by the way your breath? I'm curious about this - would be nice to find a way to decrease my bpm by just learning how to breathe right. However, maybe I already am - I have never really thought about breathing when I run but I never used to breathe fully - kinda like breathing 1/2 the air in air out but never a full breath ever. Wonder if this is actually part of the reason my hr is so high? Or does this not effect a hr at all?

    Mine is. If you breath correctly you will see the BPM drop a few points. I have learned to breath in from the nose, out through the mouth, like boxers do.
  • misssuperstitious
    misssuperstitious Posts: 178
    watching this with you! :flowerforyou:
  • irishgal44
    irishgal44 Posts: 1,141 Member
    It is possible to breath through the nose while running? I've never been able to.
  • misssuperstitious
    misssuperstitious Posts: 178
    It is possible to breath through the nose while running? I've never been able to.

    I start out breathing slow and BIG in the nose, and slow out the mouth, if I get tired I change to just mouth.... When I really start dragging I think about filling my lungs with as much energy (air) as I can, that slows the process down I think, and I really do get a burst of energy from it.
  • irishgal44
    irishgal44 Posts: 1,141 Member
    Bump
  • xraychick77
    xraychick77 Posts: 1,775 Member
    usually its normal for your heart rate to drop when you breathe slowly..test it out while not working out. just sitting.
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