Post by ogeezer on Apr 28, 2007 5:46:34 GMT -6
My cousin is asthmatic -- aquired from smoking for over 25 years -- which along with CPOD (emphysema) has a real weight gain problem despite careful monitoring of his food calorie intake which can be traced to lack of efficient exercise programs that don't trigger an asthmatic attack.
Finding a way to get the necessary exercise which helps reduce his weight, means finding asthma-friendly sports activities. When weighing up which sport to begin, asthmatics need to ask themselves these questions:
* When participating in this sport are you able to control your breathing rate and depth?
* Can you breathe through your nose?
* Does it promote coughing, air trapping, or airway drying?
* Are you able to rest and drink fluid whenever you need to?
* Does it include a mixture of short high-energy bursts with low energy endurance activities?
* Does it involve other people who are able to watch out for your safety?
My cousin's physcian noted that swimming is the most asthma-friendly sport of all. Other sports include:
* cycling;
* canoeing;
* fishing;
* sailing;
* walking
* short sprints.
Likewise, according to the American Academy of Allergy and Immunology (AAAAI) Team sports that require quick bursts of energy are also asthma-friendly, such as:
# baseball
# rugby
# wrestling
# golf
# gymnastics
# short-distance track and field events
Sports, asthmatic should not pursue include those activities that require continuous activity or are cold weather sports are likely to trigger asthma:
~ Soccer
~ Basketball
~ Hockey
~ Snowboarding
~ Skiing
~ Long-distance running
Finding a way to get the necessary exercise which helps reduce his weight, means finding asthma-friendly sports activities. When weighing up which sport to begin, asthmatics need to ask themselves these questions:
* When participating in this sport are you able to control your breathing rate and depth?
* Can you breathe through your nose?
* Does it promote coughing, air trapping, or airway drying?
* Are you able to rest and drink fluid whenever you need to?
* Does it include a mixture of short high-energy bursts with low energy endurance activities?
* Does it involve other people who are able to watch out for your safety?
My cousin's physcian noted that swimming is the most asthma-friendly sport of all. Other sports include:
* cycling;
* canoeing;
* fishing;
* sailing;
* walking
* short sprints.
Likewise, according to the American Academy of Allergy and Immunology (AAAAI) Team sports that require quick bursts of energy are also asthma-friendly, such as:
# baseball
# rugby
# wrestling
# golf
# gymnastics
# short-distance track and field events
Sports, asthmatic should not pursue include those activities that require continuous activity or are cold weather sports are likely to trigger asthma:
~ Soccer
~ Basketball
~ Hockey
~ Snowboarding
~ Skiing
~ Long-distance running