I have had a cold and started exercising for weight loss and now I am wheezing on expiration, why ?

Answer 1

Hi.....I taught exercise classes for many years.....when you have a cold you SHOULD NOT BE EXERCISING! You may be a candidate for aesthma or your lungs are just giving you the message that you are doing something that is not appropriate at this time. Drink lots of water....sit down and take steady breaths....you may want to call a doctor and see if you should take an inhaler or anti-biotics until this passes...... for future....if you aren't feeling well, don't push you body that way.....you may also have dehydrated yourself! Hope this helps!

Gloria

Answer 2

Well, exercising with cold or flu-like symptoms is never a good idea. I forget the general rule of thumb, it goes something like "anything below the neck, (like a chest cold) don't work out at all, anything above, (sniffles only) work out with caution."

I may have that backwards or all garbled, but the bottom line is this: Exercise strengthens your body by breaking it down first. Breaking down your body while you're trying to fight a virus or cold only makes you more suceptible to whatever it is you're fighting. It will only make the cold worse.

Use that time to rest up, drink plenty of liquids (that really DOES help your body thin the fluids that build up into congestion and make you feel better while you're recuperating), and take a rest from the exercise until you've fully recovered.

Answer 3

you most likely have some chest congestion that was caused by the cold. if you want you can get some expectorant in a cough medicine form from any drug store.
once your cold is long since gone a month or so from now if you still have problems with the wheeze then look into this further.
also don't smoke.
oh one more thing its most likely you never did have the cold virus . a virus perhaps but a different one. not that it matter much .

Answer 4

Because a cold takes a lot out of your body-you're probabbly wheezing because your body has been run down and isn't yet ready for vigorous exercise.

Answer 5

Exercising increases your need for Oxygen, so you breathe harder.

The virus that has taken over cells in your body, and is using them to manufacture more virus (your cold) also increases your need for oxygen.

Your body's defences are active, to fight off the virus, and they need more oxygen too.

So you are breathing much harder than the same exercises would normally make you breathe.

At the same time, your lungs and airways are clogged with more mucus than they usually are. This is the result of the viral activity, the immune system's activity, and the damaged tissue from their conflict. There's also more bloodflow in the vessels in your airways & lungs, so they feel even more 'stuffed'.

The mucus and 'congestion' (blood vessel swelling) causes the wheezy sounds.

It's NEVER a good idea to exercise while you have a virus.

Answer 6

Sounds like you had more than a cold. Wheezing needs to be checked out by your doctor.

Answer 7

If your in the UK, could be you've had the damn cold virus thats doing the rounds at the mo, starts off with a sore throat, loads of congestion, not so much of a runny nose, though usual aches and pains. Maybe youve got a bit of a chest infection, best to get it checked out.

Answer 8

Having a cold puts pressure on your heart and lungs as it is.
Exercising with a cold puts even more pressure on.
You shouldn't be exercising whilst ill.

Answer 9

why are you exercising with a cold you should be in bed with a hot water bottle, i do not know y u r wheezing sorry. lol

Answer 10

when you have a cold, stop exercising

Pls listen to your doctors