Exercise Induced Asthma

Why Exercise Induced Asthma Need Not Stop You Working

Exercise induced asthma is becoming an increasingly common occurrence, partly because all types of asthma are on the rise, and partly because of the increase in the numbers of people practicing physical culture in an often mistaken attempt to improve their health. There is no reason why asthma sufferers should not take some exercise, and indeed exercising gently is likely to mean that the body can be kept in a more healthy condition. What needs to be avoided is the stress and overwork which can trigger an asthma attack, and undo all of the good which will have been done by your other treatments.

To understand why exercise can be a problem for asthma sufferers, you need to understand how the condition develops and worsens in the first place. Although there is as yet no definitive answer on what causes asthma to occur in the first place, it is clear that the breathing and the lungs are severely affected. Often, the sufferer will be gasping for breath and appear to be about to suffer a kind of strangulation. Anything which affects breathing patterns can aggravate the condition, and vigorous exercising can certainly do this. Even in perfectly fit and healthy people the breathing can become considerably more exaggerated.

When you exercise asthma can be triggered and made far worse, as the air which you breathe is forced through the airways in and out with far greater velocity. This can certainly trigger a reaction in the body, which can be a sever handicap to someone who is attempting to lose weight through exercise because they know that obesity is another risk factor in asthma. It can be disheartening to try to do something to improve your condition and only end up making it even worse. The only solution is to work out a manageable plan with your physician.

As the consequences of an exercise induced asthma attack can be severe, it is not something to take chances with. If you are trying to lose weight, the primary focus will need to be on keeping the amount of calories consumed down to a minimum, and reducing the amount of empty calories taken in through junk food. You will not have the same ability to burn off calories which a perfectly healthy person will have. Gentle exercise can still be taken, but only within your own personal limits of endurance which must never be severely tested.

The treatment of asthma which is exercise related is not fundamentally different from the treatment for any other asthma, with the obvious consideration that if you are normally physically active you will have to slow down a bit. Cutting down the number of calories you consume will allow you to exercise less without putting on weight, and you can increase your intake of filing foods such as bread if you are experiencing hunger pangs. If you can switch to gentle exercise such as walking, you can still burn some fat while keeping your breathing under control. Try to walk in areas away from major highways, as traffic pollution is a risk factor in asthma.

A program to cope with exercise induced asthma can be worked out with your physician, and will be easy to follow if you use a heart rate monitor. There are levels beyond which your body should not be pushed in any case, as the body will stop burning fat and seek energy from more immediate sources. By staying well within these limits, you should be able to avoid having your asthma triggered. The one positive side of this is that you will then be guaranteed to be exercising safely from every point of view, and not just for coping with exercise induced asthma.

Constantine Smith

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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