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Dealing with exercise-induced asthma
(HealthDay News) -- Exercise-induced asthma may be characterized by difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, fatigue, wheezing and tightness in the chest after working out.
Here are suggestions for people with exercise-induced asthma:
- Try swimming, especially in a heated indoor pool. The warm, humid environment may help minimize symptoms for people with exercise-induced asthma.
- Try walking, biking or hiking at a leisurely pace.
- Try sports that offer frequent periods of rest, such as baseball, short-distance track, surfing, wrestling and football.
- Avoid cold-weather sports, or warm the air before you inhale it with a surgical mask or scarf over your mouth.
- Avoid sports that require long periods of strenuous exercise, such as soccer, basketball, field hockey and running.
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Source: American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
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First published: 05/29/2008
Last updated: 05/29/2008
Reviewed by: HealthDay, a service of ScoutNews, LLC