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Originally Posted by basjoos
I have that second lung type. I huff and puff like crazy when running at low altitude, but can climb up through 14,000 feet with the altitude only taking a slight edge off my lung power output.
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Really? This is interesting. I huff and puff whenever I run because I'm extremely out of shape. However, when I was say in middle school, I'd run around a lot and get exercise, but I could never run much, because I'd tire out so quickly.
When I go to high altitude though (I've been to ~16000-17000 feet before where breathing was difficult, but 13000-14000 is fine), I seem a lot more okay than other people. Heart rate is noticably faster but I only feel like I'm breathing a little harder, and I don't get the headaches some people get from oxygen deprivation. I always thought this was because my muscles are weak so I'm not burning much energy either way lol. But maybe it's because I have the lung type you mention.