I have read that the normal resting respiratory rate for a health adult is 12 - 20 breaths a minute. According to the article I am dying!
I have always had a long, slow breathing rate and I average 8 - 10 breaths a minute. First thing in the morning it can be as little as 6 - 8.
My husband is very fit and uses the gym 3 times a week and his resting breathing rate is a lot faster than mine. I am not unfit but not as fit as he is. Yet it says people who do CV work can have a lower respiratory rate
I breathe deeply, from my diaphragm, I cannot breathe faster or I feel I am not getting enough breath and I go dizzy.
this is clearly normal for me and I think, like blood pressure, we must all differ and these articles are not helpful.