Can Asthma be helped by doing cardio exercises.?

Question

What kind of cardio can I do indoors?

Answer 1

Cardio helps strengthen your lungs, which most asthmatic people don't do. In fact they do the opposite, nothing, and this makes their lungs weaker. Take your blue puffer (Ventolin) 15 minutes before exercising.

What will heal you or make you stay healthy is to properly treat your lungs so they don't end up with scar tissue from asthma attacks and later emphysema.

Use your preventor puffer (Flovent, etc.) daily when you have a cold, and as prescribed by your doctor.

Use your reliever puffer (Ventolin, etc.) when your chest is tight, you can't breathe, before exercising, etc.

If you have allergies, avoid the allergens, which will trigger asthma attacks.

Avoid smoke, strong odours, perfumes, no rugs in your room, no drapes, no stuffed animals or dust collectors, etc. You spend 8 hours or more in your bedroom and it should be dust free (as should your mattress and pillow, get the right covers) and you can do a lot to be healthy and normal.

There are other drugs and puffers of all kinds, stuff in the States we haven't even heard of in Canada, but these drugs are basic and work for most people.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I do cardio/pulmanory rehab 2x weeky

They claim that if you do rehab you have an 87% better chance of staying out of the hosp. At the moment I am 10 days short of a year since my last trip to the hosp

My local unit is part of the local hospital "wellness" program
we have 10 different machines plus weights and bars to choose from A resporitory and Cardio Tech, a Respritory nurse and a Dr on call from a puter It cost me $31 a month for all that


Making your body stronger reduces the strain on you heart


BTW If you can walk a 1/4 mile, you have a much better chance of living 3 more years

At the moment I am doing a mile in less than 1/2 hour

just a couple experience tidbits

Answer 4

No! Asthma is an inflammation of the inside walls of your airways. Asthma is usually brought on by some form of irritant ex. allergies, dust, smoke etc.. Asthma can be controlled with medications that allow your airways to relax. There is no evidence that cardio excersises will help asthma. However it should be noted that being in better physical shape is better for your body all around.

Answer 5

I have asthma. You can try running up and down stairs. You can use a bicycle or treadmill. You will be winded and wheeze for the first week or even longer, but after that you will begin to notice a difference. I had very bad asthma, but i got it under control with Singulair. I was a starting lineman in high school football for four years.

Answer 6

Yes I have had Asthma all my life. Being active definitly helps it. I live in a small home so I cannot very well run around which is the best activity for lungs. So I climb stairs up and down about six times in a row to really get my breath moving in and out of my lungs.

Answer 7

My brother is an asthmatic and after ten years his asthma has shown no sign of improving. He has been to several doctors but they didn't help much.

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Answer 8

NewsTarget.com printable article
Originally published May 10 2005
Asthma can be managed more easily by exercising regularly
by Mike Adams

For those who want to keep their asthma attacks to a minimum, the best thing to do is to go exercise. Though working out can sometimes cause a shortness of breath and tightness in the chest, asthma sufferers need to exercise in order to get their lungs into shape, allowing them to work more efficiently.

Unfortunately, many asthma sufferers live a sedentary lifestyle instead, preferring to avoid exercise in order to avoid the shortness of breath that accompanies it. However, that can lead to obesity, which in turn worsens asthma. Thus, by helping the body, asthmatics are helping their lungs.

* When Jaycie Ingersoll, who has asthma, began walking, she felt better "no matter how awful I felt in the morning."
* Twenty more pounds later, and struggling with allergies, she saw a doctor who diagnosed her with asthma.
* But instead of telling Kyle to hang up her running shoes, he encouraged her to start exercising again.
* The conventional wisdom today for children and adults with asthma is that in most cases, exercise can lessen the severity of their symptoms and often help reduce their medication.
* Exercise-induced asthma affects about 80 percent of people with allergic asthma, says Dr. Robert Eitches, assistant clinical professor of medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine.
* Symptoms, which include coughing, wheezing, a tightness in the chest and shortness of breath, can be triggered by breathing faster and through the mouth, which occurs during exercise.
* The air that's breathed in is usually dryer and cooler than air inhaled through the nose.
* Decades ago, doctors recommended rest, rest and more rest for asthma patients, resulting in generations of children who grew up staring out the window watching their friends play.
* That's what happened to 65-year-old Jaycie Ingersoll during her childhood in San Antonio.
* "I would feel better, no matter how awful I felt in the morning," says Ingersoll, who also stretches, practices yoga-style breathing exercises and swims during the warmer months.
* As with Kyle, without proper diagnosis people might assume they're out of shape and stop exercising altogether.
* Even with proper diagnosis and medication, many people don't know how to exercise properly, and drop out after doing too much too soon.
* Because cold air can trigger an asthma attack, morning exercisers might do better indoors.

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Answer 9

Building lung strength is always good for your health - unless your asthma is acting up then you will just be stressing your breathing. Blowing up balloons is good exercise for the lungs - who knows, you may have a future in making those balloon poodles! lol.

Answer 10

U have 2 b careful about the cardio workout.So,it doesn't aggrivate yur asthma.Do a low-workout.I grew out of my asthma.Mayb u will.Good luck!*