Hi all, haven't posted for a few years here but thought i'd revisit a topic that was on one of the earlier pages of this thread, but didnt seem to garner much discussion.
It was to do with the use of asthma inhalers to open up your lungs a bit more to stop the heavy breathing. Afterall, isn't it the fact that our heart is beating so fast that is causing all the blood to flow to our faces and turning us red?
I am an asthma sufferer, and notice that after a vigourous aerobic workout, my face will be red, just like as if i had been drinking alcohol.
I know that a lot of professional boxers train breathing techniques so that they can use this method to slow their heart rates down in between rounds, hence giving them greater cardio later on in the fight. I tried this the last time i was out drinking, i kinda just zoned out and just really focused on my slow breathing, in through the nose and out through the mouth, going against the grain of my fast beating heart, just relaxing and concentrating on bringing my heart rate down. it probably looked a bit weird to my friends, but i didn't seem to go as red as usual, if at all, since i wasnt getting any of the usual comments about it.
So my question is, is this a genuine method, or did I just have a lucky night with the redness? Can using an asthma inhaler, combined with actively controlling your breathing, actually reduce the redness due to a slower heart rate?
Thanks for any answers