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My partner and I have just started to try and get ourselves fit. I'm 64 and she's 56 and we are both putting on weight and found that when out for a walk we were basically getting knackered just on a gentle 2 mile stroll.
We're not one's for taking up jogging or going to the gym so we bought a second hand treadmill. After a week of using it a couple of times a day I'm finding it good and feel good after although I'm not sure I'm any fitter yet. The problem is that I start off on 4 (warm up setting) for two minutes then I go to 6 or 7 (fast walking speed - 5 minutes) and I'm ok. It's when I notch it up to 8 (running - 2 minutes) that I try and measure my breathing with the pace that I'm going at but find that I can't breath fully. Just short breaths. So my lung capacity seems to be limited.
Will that breathing problem improve over the weeks/months or should I pack it in and go see a doctor? Do I have a medical problem?
I know that this isn't a medical forum. Just looking for a little advice please.
We're not one's for taking up jogging or going to the gym so we bought a second hand treadmill. After a week of using it a couple of times a day I'm finding it good and feel good after although I'm not sure I'm any fitter yet. The problem is that I start off on 4 (warm up setting) for two minutes then I go to 6 or 7 (fast walking speed - 5 minutes) and I'm ok. It's when I notch it up to 8 (running - 2 minutes) that I try and measure my breathing with the pace that I'm going at but find that I can't breath fully. Just short breaths. So my lung capacity seems to be limited.
Will that breathing problem improve over the weeks/months or should I pack it in and go see a doctor? Do I have a medical problem?
I know that this isn't a medical forum. Just looking for a little advice please.