I have just reciently noticed this. I can be sitting in front of the computer and I'll be breathing heavily. I know that I am pretty heavy and that I am obese (I am 6'1" and 330 pounds), but still, for me to be breathing heavily when doing nothing? That's just odd to me.
2007-12-21 20:38:12 · 8 answers · asked by Jonny 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Your heart and lungs are working overtime. You gotta see someone about your weight. Diabetes and heart failure are about to be your best friends.
2007-12-21 20:42:07 · answer #1 · answered by Plano 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You've got a lot more places in your body that need oxygen, so the lungs have to compensate somehow. And if you don't get much exercise, your lungs may be smaller than normal.
It's really not that odd.
Oh, and you may have nose congestion, too. I find that when I eat more sugar, my nose gets stopped up, and I breathe more noisily.
But if I keep the sugar down, get about 20 minutes of exercise a day, and remember to breathe deeply most of the time, I'm not a heavy breather (although I'm a heavy girl).
2007-12-22 04:54:27 · answer #2 · answered by Madame M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may have noticed that chest rises when you breathe in? Your lungs and accessory muscles have to physically lift your chest up and out. Your chest weighs more than it used to.
Did your heavy breathing start fairly recently or is something that's built up over time? If its been recently, please see a doctor to make sure its not something else in addition to the weight.
2007-12-22 05:41:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would highly recommend a book called Bragg's Super Power Breathing by Paul Bragg. This is probably the best book out there for breathing.
http://www.amazon.com/Super-Power-Breathing-22nd-Longevity/dp/0877900213/ref=pd_bbs_10?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1198323378&sr=8-10
2007-12-22 06:39:29 · answer #4 · answered by Duncan M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, overweight people usually breathe heavily but I can't explain why.
2007-12-22 04:41:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the extra weight and limited activity is making your heart and lungs work less efficiently are you a smoker
2007-12-22 04:55:27 · answer #6 · answered by BAREBEAR 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because the fat inside your body is smothering your lungs and organs, thus, making it harder for you to breathe.
2007-12-22 04:41:53 · answer #7 · answered by Adum 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
oh its simple.......
they require more oxygen.
2007-12-22 04:43:00 · answer #8 · answered by Harry 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋