In high school I ran a mile in 14 minutes. I walked it in 13. The reason why is that when I tried to run the whole mile, even at the mildest jog physically possible and still a jog not a walk, I ran out of breath and had to either stop or slow significantly. Enough so that if I paced myself and fastwalked it I did better.
Last fall, age 26 I told my doctor that I thought I might have exercise induced asthma. This is because I'd noticed myself being consistently dizzy when I exerted myself too hard. One time after playing a game of pick-up frisbee I was not only dizzy, I had tunnel vision for a full 20 minutes while lying on my back to try and recover. After talking with my doctor we decided that it was probably mild (i.e., no hospital), and that I could take all sorts of really uncomfortable tests to confirm it rigorously including running on a treadmill while I took drugs to CAUSE an asthma attack, or the doctor could prescribe me an inhaler and I could try it. If it worked, I had asthma, if it didn't, I didn't and no harm done.
After walking a half hour today, the second half uphill, I was dizzy. One puff of albuterol later and I was reminded that there's "I can't stand up" bad dizzy, and then there's "whee, I'm flying!" ok dizzy, and I also realized that I could breathe again. Funny, I hadn't noticed myself stopping.
You definitely need strenuous exercise. ... You'll get the runner's high.
For the most part my body shuts down (breathing, pain, fatigue) before the endorphins kick in. I might be physically capable of pushing myself further, but I don't think it's a good idea. Instead, I need something that keeps my interest enough that I'm willing to push myself gentler but longer.
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Date: 2005-10-19 07:38 pm (UTC)Last fall, age 26 I told my doctor that I thought I might have exercise induced asthma. This is because I'd noticed myself being consistently dizzy when I exerted myself too hard. One time after playing a game of pick-up frisbee I was not only dizzy, I had tunnel vision for a full 20 minutes while lying on my back to try and recover. After talking with my doctor we decided that it was probably mild (i.e., no hospital), and that I could take all sorts of really uncomfortable tests to confirm it rigorously including running on a treadmill while I took drugs to CAUSE an asthma attack, or the doctor could prescribe me an inhaler and I could try it. If it worked, I had asthma, if it didn't, I didn't and no harm done.
After walking a half hour today, the second half uphill, I was dizzy. One puff of albuterol later and I was reminded that there's "I can't stand up" bad dizzy, and then there's "whee, I'm flying!" ok dizzy, and I also realized that I could breathe again. Funny, I hadn't noticed myself stopping.
You definitely need strenuous exercise. ... You'll get the runner's high.
For the most part my body shuts down (breathing, pain, fatigue) before the endorphins kick in. I might be physically capable of pushing myself further, but I don't think it's a good idea. Instead, I need something that keeps my interest enough that I'm willing to push myself gentler but longer.