I am an avid runner...5 times a week averaging 6 to 8 miles daily...After my warm up, I have a little discomfort with my breathing until I get approximately a quarter mile out and it seems to mellow out. Why?
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your lungs relax, then expand, making it easier to breath.   happens to me at work. I'm a roofer and i have asthma, I'm also afraid of heights[ yeah i don't get it either].anyway when i first go up the ladder in the morning especially on a cold day i get tense, i hyperventilate and breathing is a problem . after a little while i calm down , relax and everything is everything.....
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Your body had not build up its endurance yet.  However, make sure you're eating enough to take place of the calories that you're using up when running.  The more you work out, the more calories you need to give you energy to finish your regular day.
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Matt's advice is very good. As a cross country runner and track runner myself, I usually run for 4 weeks before cross country season begins to get used to the distance. I train to peak at the right time (usually the state championship meet), which means to work slowly up to that day. You don't want to burn out before August. I would advise running 1-3 miles a day every other day throughout June and half of July (1 mile on monday, 2 miles on wednesday, 3 miles on friday, 1 mile on sunday, 1 mile on monday...etc.) This gets your muscles in better shape and your heart in better shape. Also, make sure your diet is good. Eat lean meat, fish, some carbs, and loads of fruits and vegetables. Since an 8k is a tiny bit less than 5 miles, you want to work up to 5 miles at the end of July and beginning of August. Depending on when your race is, try to run every day at the end of July and beginning of August. Those days should include some timed runs (ie. run for 45 minutes at a steady pace). If you take the same course each time for the same amount of time, you can see how much you improve! Make sure to get a couple of days a week where you run the actual 8k distance. Then, the week before the race, take it down a notch. Run maybe 3 miles a day. The day before the race, do a 20 or 30 minute LIGHT run. Then, stretch really really well. That's just to make sure your muscles know what you're doing the next day. The day of the race, go out feeling great and knowing you can do it!!!
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OK best way to go is walk for 5 mins a warm up then jog for about one min, walk for two, jog for two, walk for two, jog for three walk for one, continue until you have completed your run and then cool down by walking for another 5~remember that the cool down is just as important as the warm up.As you improve gradually increase your running/jogging time and decrease your walking time! Best of luck!=)
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I've never had a fever, but I have had chills after a marathon.  While you're running the race, you're body is generating heat.  If it's a slightly chilly day, then when you finish, your body has a lot of sweat on it, which quickly cools and can gives you chills.  If you're not careful after wards, you could experience hypothermia due to the quick heat loss.  Make sure you immediately put your sweats back on, as soon as you finish, or have someway to get warm.  I got the chills last year, after finishing a marathon (it was cool, and I didn't get my sweats on right after finishing).  This year, just barely after I finished, I put my sweats on, and never experienced the chills (and it was just as chilly as last year).\n\nI hope your brother is feeling better by now, and congratulate him on finishing his marathon!
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If you are gasping for breath when you work out you are over doing it and you are not training correctly to the best of your ability you should be exercising at a rate that is comfortable and one that you feel you could hold a conversation whilst doing.  You need to be using the aerobic system this is where you use the oxygen you breathe in to transport oxygen around the body to the muscles being used the system that you are most probably using is the anaerobic system this is where the oxygen that you are taking in is only going to the organs so the muscles have to use reserves of the glucose that is stored in your liver this means your ability to burn fat is not as good and your muscles will get a build up of lactic acid which will make you sore If you feel "the burn" as they say then this is wrong. It is better to stay at a steady pace for longer that it is to increase too fast. Anyway the best technique to breathe is in through your nose and out through your mouth.
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go to the doc and ask for a stress test.. you should'nt get short of breath so easily... it could be heart related but could also be anxiety related too.. go get it checked out!
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What's your current fitness level?\n\n\nSounds like you are pretty fit so a marathon shouldn’t be a problem! Congratulations on taking on the challenge!\n\nFirst off, The asthma shouldn’t be a problem, just be sure to keep it in check while training and during the race.  I have exercise induced asthma and run marathons, triathlons, and other forms of endurance events without a problem. Just keep your inhaler with you if you think you might need it.\n\nPick a marathon that’s at least three months away and start training!  Most of the major marathons have training plans that are easy to follow, but be careful to pick a plan aimed at your goals!  Don’t pick an advanced plan that has you running 80 mile per week!  Pick a modest plan that will have you running about 35-50 miles per week (on your big weeks)\n\nIf you pick one of the major marathons there are always training groups forming for the specific race, check out the running groups in your area and find out what’s going on, they are always eager to help people out, don’t be intimidated they are almost always great people! \n\nKeep up your strength training but only do it once or maybe twice per week, the strength will help you as you progress in your plan.\n\nSide effects will include, being tired, loosing weight and getting more toned!  You’ll probably have to change your diet a bit.  When you start hitting the 20mile training days you’ll need all the carbs you can get, don’t shy away from them!  \n\nWhen you loose your toe nails your shoes are usually a little small.  When you start hitting your big runs, your feet tend to swell and your toes hit the end of your shoe, they rub, turn black and fall out.  What fun!  Be sure to get big enough shoes and you won’t have the problem.\n\nGood luck!
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amoxicllin makes me feel worse than being sick.  is it a sinus infection? they are the worst.  just wait til you feel up to running.  and be prepared to stop quickly if you feel like it too.  no need to push it that much.
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The question is how deeply do you want to breath the next stroke.. that should be determining how much you exhale\n\nIf you are recovering or starting a very long race.. you should breath and exhale deeply\n\nIf you are sprinting or getting ready for the end.. you should breath less and so you have to hold your breath\n\nCollege sprinters dont breath for a whole 50 yrds, but distance swimmers breath every 2 strokes... it varies\n\nOne thing for sure you dont want to be doing, is exhaling when your mouth is outside of the water.. cause that means you are taking time out of when you can breath.. and so you slow down to breath
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This is long sorry.  When I was ten my mom told me (while we were running for exercise) that if I got good enough at running it would start to feel like flying.  Well I thought she knew so i trained hard, took up track.  Ran a 5 minute mile, ran everyday in the Army and one day realized that it would never feel like flying, that I was insanely fit and I would always hate running.  I called her and told her, she couldn't even remember the event.  So as parents we need to be careful what we say.
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When you are walking, your muscles have gotten used to contracting and flexing just a set amount, to support your weight. When you transition into running again, those muscles have to support your weight while contracting and flexing while propelling you from one step to the next. Your muscles were used to a certain amount of oxygen from the walking, but running makes the muscles use more oxygen. This quick transition will leave your muscles feeling a little tired at the beginning, but once you start breathing well enough for running and your muscles are warmed up again, you should be better. \nGood luck! If you have any other questions, don't hesitate to ask!
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I have restrictive lung disease. My lungs work only 17% out of 100%. I went to a program at the hospital to exercise and build up my lungs and breathing ability. It is cardiopulminary exercises. You could ask your Dr. about that. You might want to ask your Dr. about an inhaled steroid like flovent. It is a preventive, not rescue type. I think you need to learn how to breath during running. You may not be breathing properly and not oxygenating enough and therefore getting dizzy. You should have some supplimental oxygen at the track for when the dizzyness happens. Take care.
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For me, running is my time of the day. No distractions, my mind can wander, no noisy gym, I enjoy the scenery and my dog padding along with me.\n\nOnce I get past the first 2 miles, I feel like I can go forever. \n\nSome runners may have poor body image, but overall I would say they don't. Talk to a runner and they will tell you how good it makes them feel.
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It's pretty common with people which do not perform intensive excercises every day.\n\nMy tip would be to try and breathe in a rhythm to the beat of your jogging footsteps, and to keep taking deep breaths at all times to ensure enough oxygen is suplied to your muscles - you won't get tired so quickly.
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Yep.  What happens, is that your muscles are straining to get breath in you lungs so much that it makes you sore.  Also, asthma is caused by inflammation in the lungs.
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It could be muscle strain from the heavy lifting, but I'd expect you to feel it more in your back than in your side. If it is interfering with your ability to get a good breathe though, you really should go have it checked out by the doctor.  Even as an asthmatic, you should not need to take deep breaths constantly to avoid feeling breathless.  Like as not it is just simply a pulled or strained muscle, but you might also benefit from something to ease your need to breathe so deeply so often.  It could well be related to that, and be pain from breathing with a restricted airway.  So you really should go see the doctor on this one, just to be on the safe side.  Asthma is not something to play around with or take chances with.  Difficulty breathing is the sign something needs attention.