pain in the chest

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i get a pain in my chest, directly to the right of my heart... basically on the opposite side of my heart, while im running at a moderately fast pace.

is this caused by my heart rate being too fast or is it more respiratory system? i even had some scan done by the doctor but i guess im healthy...
would this just be overworking? maybe i should turn the treadmill down 1 or 1.5mph?
 
If you're going to an HMO, you HAVE to see the sports medicine department. Your regular docotor won't be able to help you.

I had chest pains which I went to the doctor regularly for. 6 months later (after about 10 visits) we now think that it's musculo-skeletal. I suggest continuing to explore it and taking it easy in the gym. If it's something serious, you don't want to aggravate it.
 
yea, i'll try breathing differently... i normally have a stuffy nose... ill try fixing that.
also i heard that after a certain amount of speed you're not actually burning any extra fat... like at school the treadmill has a "fat burn" workout and the max speed you're allowed to choose is 4.5MPH
i asked my dad (he runs marathons) and he said thats because you're body can't burn fat faster than that, and also because im only 17 years old (the treadmill also asks for age)
damnit i probly should've made a new thread...
 
If you go past a certain speed, your body will tap into it's glycogen stores (carbohydrates) which are quick-release calories before it taps into your fat stores. Doing a low intensity walk/jog will burn fat right away BUT not very much. The idea for endurance fat burn is you want to run at a quick pace for longer than 20 minutes. After the 20 minute mark (of course this varies widely from person to person) you'll start hitting those fat stores hard.
 
I went to see a doc because I was having the same problem. Pain towards the midle of my chest. He seemed to think it was caused by heart burn brought on by the stress of running. He gave me a prescription to take before I ran but I havent tried it yet.
 
ok can you describe the pain- quality, intesity, what relieves it, location, does it radiate, what kind of pain is it. Chest pain is nothing to fool around with. If you can give a more accurate description of the pain then it can help to pinpoint the direction you should be looking, as in pulmonary or cardiac. If its cardiac in nature you need to haul ass to the doctors. It could be something as simple as your electrolye balances being out of wack, but if you don't take care of it you could create big problems. you can pm me if you want with the answers, I may have a few more for you.
 
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