I can relate to this especially this past week visiting Yellowstone National Park. I climb a category 2 mountain and felt like I was dying when I reached the top. But damn it was worth it.

I also try to breath normally and silently when bypassing someone while jogging, just before I am dying from lack of oxygen and failing back into panting.

Or stairs in buildings. I don’t want my coworkers judging how out of shape I am.

Nah, I just run up that hill and make fun of all the fat kids.

No really! If I were to stop running, people would hear my wheezing breath. Can’t have that.

Breathe harder, lean in real close to bystanders, lock eye contact, assert dominance

I’ve had to do this when filming videos on my phone, the new microphones are too good!

my asthmatic ass chugging and whistling like a goddamn train

💀

How about in bed so your partner doesn’t realize that climbing the stairs and brushing your teeth left you out of breath?

Every day when climbing the stairs at work.

Trying to have a conversation at work while walking up the stairs is a dangerous game

And if you only could
You’d make a deal with God