OPTIMUM EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY

  • Home
  • Services
    • NDIS
    • Home/Aged Care Package
    • Chronic Disease Rehabilitation
    • Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
    • Allied Health Solutions
    • Diabetes >
      • Diabetes Exercise Class
    • Athletic Development
    • Personal Training
    • Group Classes >
      • EP Group
      • Pilates
      • Diabetes Exercise Class
      • Strength Bones & Balance
      • Timetable
    • DVA
    • Workplace Injury
    • Medicare Referrals
    • Telehealth
  • Referrals
  • Conditions We Treat
    • Diabetes
    • Cardiovascular Disease
    • Exercise & Cancer
    • Osteoporosis & Bone Health
    • Chronic Pain
    • Osteoarthritis
    • Stroke
    • Weight Loss
    • Pre & Post Natal Exercise
    • Neurological Conditions
    • Mental Health
    • Joint & Muscle Pain
    • Pulmonary Conditions
  • Our Team
    • Our Team
    • Exercise Physiology
    • FAQ
    • Contact Us
    • Work with us!
  • Work with us
  • Blog
  • Optimum Diabetes
  • Home
  • Services
    • NDIS
    • Home/Aged Care Package
    • Chronic Disease Rehabilitation
    • Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
    • Allied Health Solutions
    • Diabetes >
      • Diabetes Exercise Class
    • Athletic Development
    • Personal Training
    • Group Classes >
      • EP Group
      • Pilates
      • Diabetes Exercise Class
      • Strength Bones & Balance
      • Timetable
    • DVA
    • Workplace Injury
    • Medicare Referrals
    • Telehealth
  • Referrals
  • Conditions We Treat
    • Diabetes
    • Cardiovascular Disease
    • Exercise & Cancer
    • Osteoporosis & Bone Health
    • Chronic Pain
    • Osteoarthritis
    • Stroke
    • Weight Loss
    • Pre & Post Natal Exercise
    • Neurological Conditions
    • Mental Health
    • Joint & Muscle Pain
    • Pulmonary Conditions
  • Our Team
    • Our Team
    • Exercise Physiology
    • FAQ
    • Contact Us
    • Work with us!
  • Work with us
  • Blog
  • Optimum Diabetes

Blog

Will exercise make my Asthma worse?

13/10/2021

0 Comments

 
Picture
The short answer is NO, exercise can actually help to improve your asthma symptoms, so why has it got such a bad rap about making it worse?

What is Asthma? 
Asthma is a life long condition that affects the airways, causing them to narrow. This can cause a number of symptoms to present, including but not limited too; coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, breathlessness and chest tightness. Whilst Asthma is a lifelong condition it can usually be well managed with medication. Asthma is caused by triggers and there are a number of common ones that can cause asthmatics to have an Asthma Attack, causing severely narrowed airways and restricted breathing. Some common triggers can include; 

  • Pollen
  • Dust mites
  • Cigarette Smoke
  • Cold air
  • Exertion (when Asthma is uncontrolled). ​

Picture
Exercise Benefits? 
Whilst exercise is important for overall health and well-being it also plays a crucial part in lung health as well. Engaging in regular exercise improves your lung capacity which increases the maximum amount of oxygen that your body is able to utilise. Not only this but exercise also increases blood flow around the body, in particular to your lungs and heart which promotes greater oxygen distribution throughout the body.
​

What should I be aware of when exercising with Asthma? 
  • If you experience exercise induced Asthma ensure that you have followed your Asthma Action Plan prior to exercise and taken any medications/ preventors that have been prescribed. 
  • Always complete a warm-up and cool down period during exercise to prepare the lungs for a number of physiological adaptations. 
  • When exercising outdoors in cooler temperatures try covering your mouth and nose with a scarf to keep the air warm and most, this will provide more favorable conditions for you to breath in. 
  • Avoid exercising outdoors if the air quality is poor (Eg, smoke, dust, high pollen count), as these factors may exacerbate Asthma symptoms.

What type of exercise should I be doing? 
No specific exercise is “off limits” for people with Asthma, although there are some exercises that will be more favorable to reduce symptoms exacerbation. Swimming is a fantastic exercise for Asthma sufferers as the air around them is moist and easier to breath but it also provides cardiovascular based exercise which promotes improved lung function, capacity and blood flow. Other exercises that are great options for asthma sufferers are walking, jogging, hiking, bike riding and general resistance-based training. Including a combination of cardiovascular and resistance-based training allows our tolerance and shortness of breath when exerting to improve through cardiovascular exercise whilst improving the strength and endurance of the muscles that assist us to breath can be improved through resistance training.
If you would like any further information about exercising with Asthma, please get in touch at info@optimumep.com.au or 8873 0628.

By, Aleisha Michael
Accredited Exercise Physiologist. ​
0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    AuthorS

    Lisa Parkinson
    ​Accredited Exercise Physiologist, Diabetes Educator

    Aleisha Michael
    Accredited Exercise Physiologist
    ​
    Izaac Boylan
    Accredited Exercise Physiologist

    Archives

    November 2023
    October 2023
    July 2023
    May 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    July 2019
    July 2018
    December 2016
    September 2016

    Categories

    All
    Active Ageing
    Asthma
    Back Pain
    Cancer
    Cardiovascular
    Chronic Pain
    COVID-19
    Diabetes
    Disability
    Education
    Ergonomics
    Falls Prevention
    Foam Rolling
    General Health
    Goal Setting
    Heart Health
    High Cholesterol
    Hypertension
    Injury Prevention
    Liver Disease
    Low Back Pain
    Mental Health
    Motivation
    Muscle Soreness
    Neurological Conditions
    Obesity
    Osteoarthritis
    Osteoporosis
    Pain
    Parkinson's Disease
    Pilates
    Pregnancy
    Rehabilitation
    Rheumatoid Arthritis
    Running
    Shoulder
    Sleep
    Strength Training
    Stress
    Stretching
    Type 2 Diabetes
    Walking
    Weight Loss

    RSS Feed

Copyright © Optimum Exercise Physiology, 2020. All Rights Reserved.