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2005/11/11, 11:18 PM
You just need to take it slow. Once your body gets more acclimated to your exercise load you will need your inhaler less.
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2005/11/11, 09:10 PM
I've got athsma, but I need to drop weight. Any Athsmatics out there who can drop some hints? I've been doing long slow jogs to try to trim some of the weight away, and even at a slow pace I often find my heart screaming at me as it thumps away like mad. I've only recently started taking an inhaler which made the tightness go away, but I've been jogging for the past 5 months and I still can't even go a mile at a slow jog without needing air.
I'm just getting back from a 2 year hiatus from exercise, so I know it's not that I'm just wimping out. I know how to push myself but I still keep running out of air.
Any advice?
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2006/01/18, 01:03 PM
Try walking at a moderate pace instead of jogging.
I think you'd be better off walking for 45 minutes than trying to jog for 15 and being in pain and out of air.
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2006/01/18, 01:38 PM
Use your inhaler before you start working out, if you don't already - it helps prevent the spasm that is occuring when you are exercising.
And add a weight training program - it won't tax your bronchial tubes as much and you will see weight loss results from it.
Also - hydration can play a big role in asthma - drink lots and lots of water! Your inhaler will also dehydrate you a bit, so water becomes very important!
If it helps any - I am asthmatic and the leaner I got, the less asthma symptoms I had!
Recently I have been put on singulair - I never had any type of preventative meds in the past - just albuterol inhalers for attack control. Having the singulair has made a huge difference in my breathing and reduced my asthma attacks to hardly any. I don't even have to use an inhaler pre-workout anymore.
Good luck!
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