Ny biker,

That sounds lovely. Yeah, I have to also be careful of breathing - very mindful of that. My asthma isn't technically "exercised induced" but rather "allergy induced" these days. However, allergens are all over the place here right now and I have been steadily battling allergies since I am outdoors at least a few hours a day right now every day. So, I have to realize my allergies have lowered my lung capacity as it already stands.

It's a miracle to some that I can do this with my lungs. They used to be in terrible, terrible shape and I had a peds allergist who never thought I would be able to exercise normally but I found one my jr. year of HS who was really receptive to my need to be outside and we slowly built up my lung capacity so that by the time I got to college, I was rather "normal". I also had sinus surgery that year which has helped A LOT in my life. I hated to believe that asthma was a death sentence. And, while meds have never been a silver bullet and it can still knock me back when I'm sick for quite a bit, I just pace a little slower when I need it and focus on the good.