Subscribe Feed (RSS)Should I be Concerned About an Activity Provoked Asthma Attack?
November 23rd, 2009 by admin | Filed under Uncategorized.Approximately 7% of the population or about 20 million Americans currently abstain from vigorous activities because of the fear of suffering from an exercise provoked asthma attack.
Therefore at this point, it is safe to say we need to know more about problem.
Let’s start with its indications.
Symptoms of activity provoked asthma include wheezing, tightness or pain in the chest, coughing, and in some cases, prolonged shortness of breath.
Some symptoms are more noticeable than others, which means an exercise-provoked asthma attack can sometimes go undiagnosed.
People with activity provoked asthma often:
* will feel winded or tired easily during or after exercise
* will cough when he or she comes inside from playing outdoors
* can’t run for more than a few minutes without stopping
This in no way should be mistaken as being out of shape.
Quite the contrary, an out-of-shape person can catch his or her breath within minutes, whereas it takes much longer for the person with exercise-induced asthma to recover.
Nonetheless, patients who have to deal with exercise provoked attacks from asthma need not abstain from exercising, remember, it is beneficial to both physical health and emotional well-being.
That said, one stand-out as far as being both a therapeutic exercise for cleansing, while simultaneously rebuilding the body is Yoga.
Furthermore, some other activities or sports that are less likely to cause problems for people with exercise-provoked asthma include:
* indoor swimming
* walking
* jogging
* hiking
* downhill skiing
* baseball
* football
* gymnastics
* shorter track and field events
However, patients will do well to also:
* Warm up before exercise to prevent chest tightening. (Warm-up exercises can include 5 to 10 minutes of walking or any other light activity, in addition to stretching or flexibility exercises.)
* Breathe through the nose during exercise.
* Take brief rests during exercise and use rescue medication, as prescribed, if symptoms start.
* Cool down after exercise to help slow the change of air temperature in the lungs.
Now, I have written some articles on natural tips for controlling asthma which should be available elsewhere in this medium and they could serve as blue-prints or further tips that you could apply to the ones above for dealing with your challenges at avoiding asthma attacks provoked by vigorous activities.
These tips discuss the use of better dietetic habits, simple tips for prevention and some exercises you can implement all in the aim of bettering one’s respiratory health, however, for exercise provoked asthma symptoms, I hope the steps above could come in handy to handling your challenges.
To freer breathing…naturally
Aje
Foras Aje is an independent researcher and co-founder of BodyHealthSoul LLC. Stop by His Natural Asthma Treatment Blog today for more information on bodyhealthsoul.com/asthmatreatment-blog/2006/11/exercise-induced-asthma-exercise.html exercise induced asthma symptoms
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