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The body needs oxygen. The heart pumps oxygen rich blood throughout the body. Physical activity requires more oxygen rich blood because you're working harder, so you have to breathe more. A heart defect would cause the heart to pump less blood, depriving the body of oxygen rich blood. Your body would then make you feel like you have less air so you breath faster, so you would eventually become breathless. (I don't know if this is quite right, but from what I know, this answer might be right.)
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EzraYou might be anemic.
go on a site about it and read the symptoms.
or maybe you need to go the gym...
Because your muscles are using up oxygen faster than the lungs and the heart can supply you with more.
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I'm 43 and lately i have been diagnosed with asthma while going up the stairs at home this leaves me very short of breath is this a common effect?
Yes climbing stairs will always make short of breath.
Why is someone with a heart defect short of breath after climbing stairs?
Because if you have a heart defect then it makes you get out of breathe faster and if you have a hole in your heart wall it also makes you get out of breathe faster.
Does climbing stairs for exercise affect the knees of old women?
Climbing stairs is a very good work out! If you do not have very strong knee joints, I would suggest taking something like cod liver oil. This is very good for keeping strong healthy joints. Keep climbing stairs, and the more you do, the easier they will become. (Try not to over-do it though!) =) Alex, 17. Older people should get an evaluation from their physician and fitness trainer to make sure that they are ready to take up stair climbing as an exercise. This is particularly important for people who have been sedentary or have had injuries previously. Start with short sessions of stair climbing and gradually increase the duration and intensity as the muscles and joints get more conditioned. -Eliza8
Can you become short of breath from the heat?
Yes, it can be one of the signs of heat stroke.
Why would you become short of breath at high altitudes if air at those levels still contain 21 oxygen?
Why would you become short of breath at high altitudes if air at those levels still contains 21% oxygen
Does breath long or short vowel?
The word "breath" has a short vowel sound. The "ea" in "breath" is pronounced as a short "e" sound.
Is Breath a short e word?
Yes. The EA in breath has a short E sound, as in death.
In a rebus puzzle what does breth mean?
Either: a little out of breath or short of breath.
Is breath a short vowel word?
Yes. The EA in breath is pronounced as a short E, as in bread and death.
Are there any short vowels in the word breath?
The vowel sound in the word "breath" is a short "e", even though it is written "ea".
Short or long vowel breath?
The vowel sound in breath is short. If you added an 'e' to make breathe, then the sound would be long.
Is breath a long e or short?
The EA pair has a short E sound as in bread. (It has a long E sound in breathe.)
