HIIT with Asthma?

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mahkeymike

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Despite having asthma, i think my cardio to be pretty decent. Depending on the exercise, i can keep a steady HR of 180 for 10+ minutes without needing to rest. Lately ive been doing alot of outdoor jogging and i really enjoy it. Unfortunitly, Im getting to a point where i can not get my HR up to 180 anymore unless i start running really fast, but when i do that, i start getting short of breath, and have to rest for awhile, or end my session. I want to do some HIIT, but need some advice on ways i can keep my HR around 180 without killing myself (literally) lol

Any input is greatly appreciated.

thanks,
mike
 
nobody, really?

Well i took it upon myself to try timing how long i can run to get my HR between 181-185, once i reach between there, i would stop, and rest untill i dropped to 180, then repeat it seems to work pretty well,and im able to catch my breath in that rest period. I did this for 20 minutes after i jogged for 20 minutes. I found out the hard way that running like this without a good 20 minute warm up will give you painful cramps even on an empty stomach.

I dont know if this is true hiit, i dont time run/rest, instead i time heart rate and try to keep it high without dropping too much.

anyone know how effective this is?

thanks
mike
 
I don't have an answer... but I'm curious & hope someone here does! I also have asthma, I use Symbicort twice daily to help control it since I started exercising regularly and it helps. Hope someone answers you soon!
 
mahkeymike, I have asthma that only bothers me when I work out, and even then only when my allergies are acting up. Do you have an inhaler? When I first started doing HIIT, I had to use my inhaler. I talked to my doctor about it, and he encouraged me to keep with the tough cardio and use my inhaler as needed. He said that as my lung capacity increases, I will notice the asthma symptoms less.

For my HIIT workouts, I do something like 1 minute hard work, 30 sec to 1 minute rest. I repeat that for a total of 10-20 minutes depending on what workout I'm doing. I've read several HIIT articles that suggest you build your workout using a 1 to 1 ratio (1 minute work, 1 minute rest) up to a 2 to 1 for beginners.

One option you might try is kettlebells. I HATE to run, but I love kettlebells. Doing swings or snatches gets my heartrate up more than running does, in a much shorter time. They are totally worth the investment. Most of my HIIT workouts are done with kettlebells.

I don't know if that answers your question, but I hope it helps. :)
 
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