Should I Avoid Exercise If I Have Asthma?

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Asthma is known as a chronic inflammatory disease that makes airways (bronchial tubes) particularly sensitive to irritants, and this is characterized by difficulty in breathing.

Asthma is a highly ranked chronic health problem in adults in most western countries, and it is the leading chronic illness of children.

Asthma cannot be cured, but for most patients it can be managed so that they have only minimal and infrequent symptoms and they can live an active life.

If you have asthma, controlling it is an important part of your life. Managing your asthma means staying away from things that bother your airways and taking medicines as directed by your doctor.

Persons with asthma should definitely exercise. Enjoyable exercise is even more important for asthma patients than for other people.

Previously, children with asthma were asked to sit on the sidelines whilst their classmates played games and did sports. This is certainly wrong if there is any reasonable way in which the child can be made fit enough to take part.

In fact, what is true for children is also true for adults.

Of course, asthma attacks are hard work. One of the risks in an asthma attack is fatigue, which may make you weaken in your fight to breathe. Strong breathing muscles are crucial to avoiding fatigue, and the way to get strong breathing muscles is to exercise.

So, far from being prevented from getting exercise, persons with asthma should take as much suitable exercise as they can enjoyably manage.