How can you control the exercise-induced asthma?

Stretching and proper warm-up exercises and may relieve any chest tightness that occurs with exercise. In addition, breathing through the nose and not your mouth will help warm and humidify the air before it enters the airways, protecting the delicate lining of the airways.
Other ways to help prevent an asthma attack induced by exercise include the following:

• Your doctor may prescribe an inhaled asthma medication for use before exercise, which can also be used after exercise if symptoms occur.
• Avoid exercising in temperatures very low.
• If exercising during cold weather, wear a scarf over your mouth and nose , so the air you breathe is warm and easier to inhale.
• Avoid exercising when pollen levels and air pollution are high ( if allergy plays a role in asthma) .
• If inhaling air through the mouth, keep the mouth pursed (lips together to form a small "O"), so that the air is less cold and dry when it enters the airways during exercise. 
• Carry an inhaler , just in case an asthma attack.
• Use an allergy mask during pollen season.
• Avoid exercise when experiencing a viral infection.

What is exercise-induced asthma?

Most people diagnosed with asthma will experience asthma symptoms when exercising. In addition, about 11 percent of the U.S. population who are not diagnosed with asthma will experience asthma symptoms, but only during exercise, a condition called exercise-induced asthma . The exercise-induced asthma is different from the typical asthma that is triggered by allergens or irritants, or both. Some people have both types of asthma, while others only experience exercise-induced asthma .
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory lung disease leads to three airway problems: obstruction, inflammation and hyper-responsiveness. Unfortunately, not yet known underlying cause of asthma.

How does exercise cause asthma symptoms?

When we breathe normally, the air entering the airways is heated and moistened by the nasal passages to prevent injury to the delicate lining of the airways. However, in some people with asthma, the airways may be extremely sensitive to allergens, irritants, infection, weather or exercise, or more of them. When they begin the symptoms of asthma, the muscles of the airways constrict and narrow, the lining of the airways begins to swell, and mucus production may increase. When exercising (especially outside in cold weather), the increase in the amount of air into and out of the mouth can cause the airways to cool and dry, which may irritate and cause the onset of symptoms of asthma . In addition, when breathing through the mouth during exercise, a person can inhale more particles in the air, including pollen, which can trigger asthma.

What are the symptoms of exercise-induced asthma

The exercise-induced asthma is characterized by symptoms of asthma such as coughing, wheezing and tightness in the chest of five to 20 minutes after starting exercise. The exercise-induced asthma can also include symptoms such as unusual fatigue and feeling -of-breath while exercising.
However, exercise should not be avoided because of asthma . In fact, exercise is very beneficial for a person with asthma, improving their airway function by strengthening their breathing muscles. Ask your doctor for more information.

What happens if you start an exercise in crisis?

1. Strive to be calm. If you have made the basic rules, the crisis should not be very strong.
2. Stop exercising.
3. Allow to breathe. The partners should not be built around the person having the attack
4. Take bronchodilator medications as soon as possible.
5. Start wheezing. Pucker your lips as if about to whistle. This type of breathing allows air to escape the lungs and prevents rapid and shallow breathing, and chest "swell."
6. When the crisis is resolved, try to go back to class to finish if you are very tired, but make the exercise more smoothly.
7. If the patient does not recover as in the past should take another dose of bronchodilator and consult a doctor or go to a hospital.

Recommended sports for people with asthma

According to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, is the acronym AAAAI), the recommended sport for people with asthma is swimming , due to the temperate environment, wet, the greater muscle tone and horizontal position (which may actually loosen mucus from the bottom of the lungs).
Among other sports recommended include the following:

• Baseball.
• Football.
• Golf.
• Gimnasia.
• Running short distances.
• Surf.
• Wrestling.

Sports that may aggravate exercise-induced asthma include:

• Cross-country skiing.
• Basketball.
• Long-distance running.
• Hockey sobre hielo.

However, with proper management and preparation, most people with asthma can participate in any sport.

Important: It is what you should avoid doing if you suffer from asthma?

1. Avoid intense physical activity a day when asthma is not controlled.
2. Avoid strenuous exercise if you have a respiratory infection (colds, bronchitis, ...).
3. Never make a strenuous exercise if you notice wheezing or has a bad cough.
4. For those asthmatics that their doctor has recommended peak flow meter , never exercise if you are in the yellow zone (should be very moderate).
5. Avoid whenever possible cold and dry environments. If you were to do an exercise in those conditions, wear a mask like surgeons.
6. Avoid intense exercise or last long, especially until it has reached a good physical condition and not know the personal boundaries of the exercise.
7. Avoid exercising in polluted environments or smoke .

Children with asthma, what sport should do?

The truth is that if the exercise is not only necessary for children without respiratory distress, but also it is and more so for children with asthma.
But this is a very vague response in asthmatic children need to plan what exercises can I do, How much exercise is healthy in these cases?, At what time is needed? ... These are questions that every asthmatic, or family asthma has been done at some time during the course of their disease.
The ideal sport for asthmatics ( according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology ), is swimming , due to the humid environment, the superior muscle tone and horizontal position (which may actually loosen mucus from the bottom of the lungs).
On the other hand sports that could be undesirable are:

 

- Cross-country skiing.
- Basketball.
- Light athletic.
- Hockey.
But almost all well-controlled asthma can do any sport.
There are some recommendations that all athletes with asthma should take into account:
- You may need to be made one or two puffs of the inhaler before and after exercise.
-         Avoid exercising in very low temperatures.
- If exercising during cold weather, wear a scarf over your mouth and nose, so that the air breathed in is warm and easier to inhale.
- If you inhale air through your mouth , keep the mouth pursed (lips together forming a small "O"), so that the air is less cold and dry when it enters the airways during exercise.
- Carry an inhaler, if you have an asthma attack
- Avoid exercise when experiencing a viral infection.
1 in 10 sports hese young people suffer asthma, but this should not prevent them from enjoying the sport or even compete at high levels. Exercise is beneficial for people with asthma, provided they take appropriate precautions. Work with your doctor to find out what the best way to control your asthma so you can keep enjoying the sport and the activities you enjoy.

General rules for asthma exercise

1. Or take medications as directed by your doctor before physical activity (in the locker room before moving).
2. Prolonged warm up gradually.
3. Try the exercise is done at intervals.
4. No maximum exercise intensity.
5. If possible, sports are more beneficial in warm and humid.
6. Where possible try to breathe through the nose
7. Bring the fast-acting medication broncolidatadora the usual sports bag
8. Not to commit indiscretions when alone or at risk. Especially when performing a risk sports such as mountaineering, climbing, cycling, rafting ...