Asthma Shouldn’t Stop Us

Posted on July 14, 2009

Having asthma can really be frustrating sometimes.  I’ve had it for as long as I can remember and I’m now 27 and it still hasn’t gone away.  While mine is pretty well controlled, every now and again I’ll have an asthma attack while exercising. 

I recently found this article from MayoClinic.com about children and exercise-induced asthma.  Here’s an excerpt I liked:

“Your child [or anyone] doesn’t have to let asthma limit physical activity. In fact, regular exercise strengthens the lungs, making breathing easier for kids with exercise-induced asthma.”

So there ya go.  Asthma or no asthma, there’s no excuse to limit physical activity.  Obviously if you have asthma you will want to be prepared for anything.  There’s not a lot of things worse than going out and running sprint intervals, feeling your airway tighten up and then realizing you (me in this case!) forgot your “rescue” inhaler.  Oops. 

Be smart.  Be active.  Don’t let asthma hold you or your kids back. 

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Comments

  • http://www.seriousrunning.com Chris Barber

    That’s interesting. I had asthma as a child but haven’t had any issues with it since. I assume it is because all the exercise I have been doing in my life has improved it.

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  • http://www.migrainetreatmentrelief.com Megan Sablone

    i have been suffering from Asthma ever since i was little kid. i can only manage it by taking medicines and some food supplements. “