Hi all, i have just joined this forum. I am a 24 yr old female, who competive swam for 5 years from 1993-98. I am now getting back into the water again and have totally lost my lung capacity. .I had excercise induced asthma when i swam back in the day, but it was not a problem. now i am finding that i have to stop my workouts becuase i feel like i cannot get enough air. . i have started using an inhaler, but i still need to build my lungs up again. . .can anyone give any advice, exercises i could do to slowly bring me up again? i am breathing every 3 strokes about 90% of my workouts - which by the way are on my own - uncoached. but i am gasping for air coming out of my flip turns. . .any advice would be great! thanks a lot!
janelle
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hey thanks all for the words of advice. .. i think the inhaler is making things a bit better. . now i just have to work on teaching people at the pool good swim etiquette!
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hey thanks all for the words of advice. .. i think the inhaler is making things a bit better. . now i just have to work on teaching people at the pool good swim etiquette!
