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How Can I Improve My Breathing While Running Or Doing Some Physical Exercise?

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Posted on Fri, 14 Feb 2025
Question: When I run for long distance continuously, I tend to breathe very heavily after running for about 500-600 metres. As a result I have to slow down to resume my breath and then continue and it happens like this throughout.How can I improve my breathing while running or doing some physical exercise. Is there any deficiency in my bodyFYI: I do not have BP issue.
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Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (11 hours later)
Brief Answer:
We should rule out heart and lung diseases first

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
So basically you have breathing difficulty on exertion.
This is commonly seen with lung and heart diseases.
So first of all, we should rule out lung and heart diseases.
So get done chest x ray and PFT (Pulmonary Function Test) for lung diseases, Ecg and 2d echo for heart diseases.
If both these are normal then no need to worry for heart and lung diseases.
But if something is wrong in the reports, we should start specific treatment. With treatment you can improve your breathing while running or doing some physical exercise.
Sometimes vitamin d 3, calcium and vitamin b 12 deficiency can cause similar symptoms.
So if not done before, get done vitamin b 12, D3 and calcium reports.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
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How Can I Improve My Breathing While Running Or Doing Some Physical Exercise?

Brief Answer: We should rule out heart and lung diseases first Detailed Answer: Hi, So basically you have breathing difficulty on exertion. This is commonly seen with lung and heart diseases. So first of all, we should rule out lung and heart diseases. So get done chest x ray and PFT (Pulmonary Function Test) for lung diseases, Ecg and 2d echo for heart diseases. If both these are normal then no need to worry for heart and lung diseases. But if something is wrong in the reports, we should start specific treatment. With treatment you can improve your breathing while running or doing some physical exercise. Sometimes vitamin d 3, calcium and vitamin b 12 deficiency can cause similar symptoms. So if not done before, get done vitamin b 12, D3 and calcium reports. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.