![]() ![]() β2 agonists are the best medication to give quick short term relief from symptoms. Inhaled steroids, a common type of drug used by people with asthma, are the most important controller medication you can take. Your doctor may prescribe medicine to control your symptoms. In fact, many athletes have asthma and are able to compete at the highest level when their condition is well-controlled. If you feel uncomfortable during or after exercise, you should ask your doctor to investigate whether the management of your condition could be improved. Having asthma should not restrict your ability to exercise or be physically active. In this case you alternate brief exercise, lasting 1–2 minutes, with moments of rest (or slower exercise). Intermittent exercises can also help you to deal with the shortness of breath. The more you do, the more you will be able to do! If you reach a stage where you are too breathless to talk, then slow down the pace or if necessary take a short pause. It's important that you exercise at your own pace. All exercise programmes must be built up over time to allow the body to adapt. It is best to ask the guidance of a doctor or physiotherapist before you begin exercising, to ensure that your exercise plans are in line with your capacity and are safe. It can be tempting to avoid exercise because you think it will make you breathless, but if you do less activity you become less fit and daily activities will become even harder. If you have a long-term lung condition, the thought of becoming quickly out of breath can be daunting and you may not feel motivated to exercise. ![]() People with long-term lung conditions can help improve their symptoms through regular exercise. This may make you feel ‘out of breath’, which can be an unpleasant feeling, but it is not generally dangerous.Įxercising with a long-term lung condition When you have reduced lung function, you may use a large part of your breathing reserve. You may feel ‘out of breath’ after exercise, but you will not be ‘short of breath’. ![]() When your lungs are healthy, you keep a large breathing reserve. Your circulation also speeds up to take the oxygen to the muscles so that they can keep moving. To cope with this extra demand, your breathing has to increase from about 15 times a minute (12 litres of air) when you are resting, up to about 40–60 times a minute (100 litres of air) during exercise. When you exercise and your muscles work harder, your body uses more oxygen and produces more carbon dioxide. The heart pumps the oxygen to the muscles that are doing the exercise. The lungs bring oxygen into the body, to provide energy, and remove carbon dioxide, the waste product created when you produce energy. What happens to my lungs when I exercise?ĭuring exercise, two of the important organs of the body come into action: the heart and the lungs. ![]()
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