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April 11, 2010 8:05 PM Subscribe
Is it normal for someone getting started in cardio exercise to experience this kind of pain/discomfort?
Yesterday I rode my bike for a bit of exercise, and I'm still recovering. I went on a short 5 mile ride, which was pretty intense throughout - it started with a short hill climb then flattened out, but I tried to keep my speed up while pedaling the entire time.
I was having some pretty rough lung pain and I was getting an awful taste in my mouth. Afterwards, my teeth (especially my molars) were throbbing, and I could not stop coughing/wheezing. I still have the remnants of a cough over 24 hours later - there is definitely still some congestion in my lungs.
Is this just a phase people go through when starting out? Did I just push myself too hard? Or does this sound more like exercise induced asthma?
Yesterday I rode my bike for a bit of exercise, and I'm still recovering. I went on a short 5 mile ride, which was pretty intense throughout - it started with a short hill climb then flattened out, but I tried to keep my speed up while pedaling the entire time.
I was having some pretty rough lung pain and I was getting an awful taste in my mouth. Afterwards, my teeth (especially my molars) were throbbing, and I could not stop coughing/wheezing. I still have the remnants of a cough over 24 hours later - there is definitely still some congestion in my lungs.
Is this just a phase people go through when starting out? Did I just push myself too hard? Or does this sound more like exercise induced asthma?
Actually I have been taught that the first 8 weeks of an exercise program the intensity needs to be low to moderate-sounds like you got anaerobic there!
posted by St. Alia of the Bunnies at 8:26 PM on April 11, 2010
posted by St. Alia of the Bunnies at 8:26 PM on April 11, 2010
After a week of inactivity, my first serious bike ride/jog always causes me to hock up 'lung butter'. I also get the bad mouth taste, but no tooth pain.
Chalk it up to knocking the rust off the hinges and go a little easier next time.
posted by benzenedream at 8:29 PM on April 11, 2010
Chalk it up to knocking the rust off the hinges and go a little easier next time.
posted by benzenedream at 8:29 PM on April 11, 2010
You should definitely check out the possibility of exercise-induced asthma. This sounds a lot like what happens to me when I run in the cold. Realising that it was asthma was a revelation. I discovered that not only am I not horrendously unfit, I'm quite capable of running long distances in winter as long as I use my inhaler first. It's also worth remembering is that even if you are dealing with asthma, the level of distress it puts you in will decrease dramatically as your cardiac and pulmonary fitness improves.
posted by embrangled at 8:42 PM on April 11, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by embrangled at 8:42 PM on April 11, 2010 [1 favorite]
This doesn't sound too crazy to me... I think you should actually not work so hard to go fast up hills. Dropping down into a lower gear and taking it slow is still great exercise.
And perhaps your teeth are hurting because you were tense?
posted by bluedaisy at 8:48 PM on April 11, 2010
And perhaps your teeth are hurting because you were tense?
posted by bluedaisy at 8:48 PM on April 11, 2010
I get throbbing gum pain when I'm badly winded, especially if it's cold out--I thought for years and years everybody does, but no, just some people. But as far as I can tell, it doesn't seem to be something to worry about. The rest of the symptoms I can't speak to.
posted by phoenixy at 9:00 PM on April 11, 2010
posted by phoenixy at 9:00 PM on April 11, 2010
Could you just be getting over a cold or something similar?
posted by schmod at 9:08 PM on April 11, 2010
posted by schmod at 9:08 PM on April 11, 2010
No pain no gain is a terrible exercise philosophy. If you feel like you're going to spew/faint/die generally it's a good idea to back off a bit. You pushed yourself too hard, maybe take it a little easier next time; as long as you're sweating, it's exercise.
posted by smoke at 9:09 PM on April 11, 2010
posted by smoke at 9:09 PM on April 11, 2010
I'd get it checked out -- lingering congestion 24 hours after a workout isn't something that normally happens if you don't have something going on with your lungs.
posted by jennyjenny at 5:41 AM on April 12, 2010
posted by jennyjenny at 5:41 AM on April 12, 2010
Some of this does sound like it's because you're a new exerciser, but the rest of it sounds like allergies. The pollen levels have been really high lately. I'm a regular exerciser, and pollen levels like this always make me quite cough-y and congestion-like this time of year.
posted by smalls at 7:20 AM on April 12, 2010
posted by smalls at 7:20 AM on April 12, 2010
Honestly? This is weird. Please get it checked out with a doctor. Better safe than sorry.
posted by Ouisch at 12:51 PM on April 12, 2010
posted by Ouisch at 12:51 PM on April 12, 2010
I tried to go from doing nothing to doing a lot, and I definitely suffered for it.
When I was 26 I started to run again for the first time since cross country in high school. After about a month of jogging 2-3 miles a couple times I week I ran a 5k at the blazing pace of 10.5 mins a mile. Well, for the next week I felt like my heart was betting extremely fast, and I ended up in the ER because I really thought I was having serious heart issues. It turned out a be just a murmur, but going from little exercise to running a 5k in just a month made the condition I had into a big deal.
3 years later, I can run twice as far and at 2+ minutes faster per mile and I have no heart weirdness at all. I just had to work up to it.
posted by sideshow at 5:19 PM on April 14, 2010
When I was 26 I started to run again for the first time since cross country in high school. After about a month of jogging 2-3 miles a couple times I week I ran a 5k at the blazing pace of 10.5 mins a mile. Well, for the next week I felt like my heart was betting extremely fast, and I ended up in the ER because I really thought I was having serious heart issues. It turned out a be just a murmur, but going from little exercise to running a 5k in just a month made the condition I had into a big deal.
3 years later, I can run twice as far and at 2+ minutes faster per mile and I have no heart weirdness at all. I just had to work up to it.
posted by sideshow at 5:19 PM on April 14, 2010
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Was it cold outside? When it's chilly or brisk, your ears get cold and also your molars can get achy. Plus, the cold air can stimulate the lungs and provoke some of the symptoms you indicate.
I would just take it easy going forward and cover those ears.
posted by teedee2000 at 8:19 PM on April 11, 2010