Day 31: Must Better Asthma!!

Work of Breathing

I had a appointment this afternoon with my Allergy & Asthma doctor and guess what............my asthma is "Tremendously Better".  Do you know how awesome that is?  I went in because I really struggle breathing while jogging.  I thought that my asthma would be worse, not better, but he did say that I have a condition called 'Work of Breathing'.  Before today I never heard of anything like that, but after doing a little reading,  I have a better idea of what the deal is.  Oh, the only real solution to 'Work of Breathing' is to loose weight.  What's happening is that there is too much weight on the top half of my body.  As a result, my lungs can not expand as much as they need to which diminished their ability to maintain their elasticity.  He also said that doing a marathon next year shouldn't be a problem but I have to do some stuff first

1.  I have to take my inhaler with me when I work out and take two puffs
2.  I have to measure my breathing before I work out and after I work out for the next week.  If it gets better then I will keep taking my inhaler before hand.
3.  If it doesn't improve, then I have to see a specialist and get a PF Test done.

I think that it will get better personally, but time will only tell, right?  The blower part of today is that I missed Body Pump and Body Step.  I did make it to the gym however.  I only did the treadmill for 35 minutes today.  I did use some weights since I missed my class.  I think that my body is tired, but ya gotta keep pressing, right?