WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL BREATHLESS? Research at Birmingham and Loughborough Universities have established that a major cause of breathlessness is the weakness of the muscles we use to breathe to expand the chest and draw breath. Research has shown that people who exercise and strengthen these muscles known as inspiratory muscles feel less breathless and find they are able to do things that previously left them gasping for breath.on December 25th, 2011 | File Under | -
