anyone else experience this????

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denise_earheart
denise_earheart Posts: 354
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After a cardio workout coughing a lot ?????

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  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
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    Are you a smoker?
  • denise_earheart
    denise_earheart Posts: 354
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    Nope not a smoker????
  • coyoteo
    coyoteo Posts: 532 Member
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    I have exercise induced asthma and I do this every time.
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
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    Sometimes, if your lungs aren't used to working that hard, you can end up getting coughing fits. This happens to me when I workout then go in cold air outside sometimes.

    It should improve as your endurance improves.
  • denise_earheart
    denise_earheart Posts: 354
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    I have exercise induced asthma and I do this every time.

    That could be what it is.. I developed a slight case of asthma when I moved to Arizona and use an inhaler once in a great while but seem to cough A LOT post work out and almost throwing up as well... I am seeing my dr tomorrow so hopefully he will agree that is what it is
  • denise_earheart
    denise_earheart Posts: 354
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    Sometimes, if your lungs aren't used to working that hard, you can end up getting coughing fits. This happens to me when I workout then go in cold air outside sometimes.

    It should improve as your endurance improves.

    that would be nice too!!!!
  • rodneysmom98
    rodneysmom98 Posts: 167 Member
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    I have exercise induced asthma and I do this every time.

    This is what I attribute it to also.
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
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    If it doesn't get better as your endurance improves, go see a doc and get checked for asthma. Also, don't push yourself to the point of puking with each workout, you'll burn out way too fast doing this.
  • visiri
    visiri Posts: 173 Member
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    If you have an inhaler - use it before cardio. And one trick that I learned which helps me is to put your lips into an 'O' position and breathe in for 3 counts and breathe out for 3 counts. This regulates how fast I breathe and prevents hyper-breathing which for me leads to coughing. I do that when I run and it really helps a lot.
  • elbandito
    elbandito Posts: 157
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    I used to cough a lot after workouts myself. Used to. My lungs got used to the fact that I was now dragging air in and out at greater capacity / pressure than I before. Nowadays I'm hardly coughing, I puff, but I don't cough.


    It could be asthma related... but whatever it is, don't let it put you off.


    Now the runny nose I get when cycling... that can go right away! ><
  • AlbertPooHoles
    AlbertPooHoles Posts: 530 Member
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    Any chance you might be pregnant?
  • sagetracey
    sagetracey Posts: 607 Member
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    Now the runny nose I get when cycling... that can go right away! ><

    Oh, I know what you mean! Hate that runny nose when I'm out riding.
  • denise_earheart
    denise_earheart Posts: 354
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    Any chance you might be pregnant?



    NOOOOOOO my guy is fixed LOL
  • AlbertPooHoles
    AlbertPooHoles Posts: 530 Member
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    Any chance you might be pregnant?
    NOOOOOOO my guy is fixed LOL
    Heh. And...?
  • amandasue1107
    amandasue1107 Posts: 28 Member
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    I have that too! My doctor told me to take two puffs of my inhaler two hours before my workouts!
  • denise_earheart
    denise_earheart Posts: 354
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    Any chance you might be pregnant?
    NOOOOOOO my guy is fixed LOL
    Heh. And...?


    AND so I am not pregnant
  • bikerman79
    bikerman79 Posts: 4
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    Two days ago I realized I had not coughed after coming home from a bike ride so I must have gotten used to the exercise

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