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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?

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Hi!
The truth is that I hope that at least this will not interfere with my daily life, because right now, my ability to concentrate when I have trouble breathing is practically non-existent.
I find the methods you use to keep it at bay interesting (and hopeful).
I have bought some books about breathing, the Buteiko method and others on Amazon. I will put them into practice as soon as possible.
Regarding walking, I have noticed that if I increase my speed to more than 4 km/h (in the EU we use the decimal metric system) the problems start: my hips and knees ache, my chest get compressed, etc. (I am 55 years old and currently suffering from obesity, due to a lack of physical exercise). According to my smartwatch, I walk an average of 5,000 steps a day, but these are steps I take at home or at work. However, it seems like a very good idea to me and I think I'm going to start walking. It may take me a while to get to 10,000 steps in the long run, but I'll set it as a goal. Thank you so much!
My diet is mainly based on vegetables, legumes, whole grains and fruit, sometimes accompanied by chicken, turkey or fish and, very occasionally, eggs (it is a specific diet for people who have had a heart attack).
I will implement the "rescue" breathing exercises that you mention to help me. I thank you too.
Many thanks for everything. Now I am going to put your methods into practice and in a while, I will tell you about the results.

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No problem, I'm glad I can offer some things to consider. We're certainly in this together, and I'd like to know how you're faring so definitely report back!

Yeah with walking or exercise, obviously you'd do it to your ability without pushing yourself. You may find it getting a little easier over time, especially with walking. You'd just take a small, slow walk with controlled nasal breathing and every few days you may build up some stamina to be able to do a little more.

By the way, I did learn the Buteyko Method pretty extensively through learnbuteykoonline.net. They teach the lifestyle and provide exercises closest to the way Konstantin Buteyko taught. When I did this a few years ago. I think it was a few hundred dollars but well worth it as I still use most of what I learned to this day.

Please let me know how you do! I'd love to hear about any improvements and anything I can help with.