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Give Your Lungs a Workout

Lisa Eirene

About Lisa Eirene Lisa lost 110 pounds through calorie counting and exercise. She swims, bikes, runs, hikes and is enjoying life in Portland, Oregon. Her weight loss story has been featured in First Magazine, Yahoo Health, Woman's Day and Glamour.com.

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6 Comments

  1. Lisa (bakebikeblog)

    What a wonderful post 🙂 Thankyou for sharing!!!

  2. Diane

    Thanks for this info. It helps make the struggle just a bit easier knowing that it WILL get easier!

    Diane

  3. Fit Chick in the City

    Such a common thing for people that are new to exercise or even when trying out a new type of cardiovascular workout. Great tips!

  4. Diane

    I’m a swimmer too. And I’ve definitely come a long, long way with my breathing since I started back in the pool. In some of my drills now, I work on breathing less while swimming (every fourth stroke) and breathing more efficiently.
    I hadn’t thought about this until reading your blog, but as my swimming has improved, so has my breathing on my runs. hmmmm. interesting.

  5. Tabitha

    I’ve had allergy- and exercise-induced asthma for as long as I can remember, and I used to let it be an excuse for never being active or working out. But as I’ve begun to increase the amount of time I work out each week, and the intensity of the workouts, my asthma has DRASTICALLY decreased, and I feel like my lungs actually WORK now. I still get the tight chest and shortness of breath after a certain point, but it’s improving, and I love it. I have to admit I haven’t given much thought to swimming, because I’ve always had such bad form! But we have a great pool in our condo complex, so I just may start using it more now that the weather is warmer. 🙂

    1. hundredtenpounds

      Wow that’s so cool that you improved your asthma! Success!

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