If you frequently find yourself short of breath, you might wonder what you can do to regain control of your breathing and ease any discomfort. At the same time, it’s a perfect opportunity to ask yourself what you might do to avoid suffering similar respiratory issues in the future.

1. What Causes Shortness
of Breath and How to
Regain Control

3. If you frequently find yourself short of breath, you might
wonder what you can do to regain control of your
breathing and ease any discomfort. At the same time, it’s a
perfect opportunity to ask yourself what you might do to
avoid suffering similar respiratory issues in the future.
Several factors can cause breathlessness. Your general
fitness, breathing habits, and your thoughts might factor
into it. A lot of the time, shortness of breath is also
related to your lifestyle, and you might be able to remove
common triggers. In some cases, however, shortness of
breath is linked to a more severe condition.
This article will explore standard solutions and when to
look into a diagnosis for underlying conditions.

4.  Breathing Habits to Reduce Shortness of
Breath
Bad breathing habits can make you feel out of breath,
even if you haven’t exerted yourself too much. When you’re
out of breath, many people instinctively try to take in more
air by breathing faster. However, most of the time, this
isn’t exactly what your body needs when you are short of
breath.
Quicker breaths mean you breathe through your chest
rather than your whole lungs and breathing itself becomes
a significant effort. This will only tire you out and make
you feel worse for it.

5. Learning better breathing techniques, especially during
exercise, can help you avoid shortness of breath and
control it when it happens. Have you noticed in most
relaxation techniques, you are told to take big breath in,
and then hold it in briefly before exhaling? This is a more
effective strategy to get enough oxygen into your lungs and
around your body.

6.  Here’s How to Practice Your Breathing
Control:
 Practise when sitting and fully relaxed.
 Learn how to use the primary breathing muscle (the
diaphragm), reduce tension and use your neck and
shoulders to get into the best breathing position.
 Put one hand on your chest and one on your stomach.
Close your eyes to focus on your breathing.
 Slowly breathe in through your nose whilst your mouth
remains closed. The air should reach low into your lungs.
Your stomach should expand against your hand, whilst
your chest should hardly move.
 Breathe back out through your nose, allowing your
stomach to fall gently.
 Use as little effort as possible to take slow, relaxed and
smooth breaths. Your exhale should take longer than
your inhale, and there should be a natural pause before
you exhale.

7.  Reducing Triggers for Shortness of Breath
Shortness of breath is often tied to your lifestyle. You can
usually avoid running out of breath by improving your
general health and fitness.
• Lose weight, if obesity is adding to your breathing
problems
• Exercise more to improve your fitness
• Avoid exercise in hot conditions or at high altitudes
• Avoid allergens or pollutants
• Quit smoking, and avoid second-hand smoke

8.  When to see a private cardiologist in
Manchester
Whilst anyone can be affected by shortness of breath, you
should take note if you suffer this frequently and whilst at
rest. Shortness of breath without a clear trigger could
indicate an underlying heart or lung condition. For
example:
o Asthma
o Anaemia
o Abnormal heart function
o Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

9. Only a doctor can diagnose appropriately if you
don’t know why you’re running out of breath. If
you want answers fast, consider contacting
a private cardiologist in Manchester.
Make an appointment with us at Venturi
Cardiology today to speak about your health and
which tests we can do to find the cause of your
shortness of breath.

10. Contact Us
Address:- 4 The Square Birchwood Blvd Birchwood
Warrington UK WA3 7QY
Website:- https://www.venturicardiology.com/
Email Id:- hello@venturicardiology.com
Landline number:- 01925 748 245