Sport is good for asthma

September 2, 2008 · Filed Under Uncategorized 

Many asthmatics shy afraid to sport. This is sport for asthmatics not only allowed but even very important. This makes the lung doctors of the German Society for Pneumology and ventilation Medicine (DGP) carefully. Theoretically sport for asthmatics first a risk, as increased physical load requires breathing, said Josef Lecheler, medical director of the CJD Asthma Centre Berchtesgaden. It krampfen by Abtrocknung and cooling überempfindlichen the respiratory tract of Asthmatikers quickly. On the other hand need the breathing muscles - like other muscles, too - some training, otherwise take their performance and then the Betroffnen quickly with the efforts in everyday life no longer cope.

Resilience require the doctor can assess

Before asthmatics with an athletic training start is a conversation with them the treating lung specialist advised. The resilience of the patients on the best estimate. A possible starting place can be asthma, for example, a sports group in a disabled sports club. They take care of specially trained managers to exercise the athletes, says Reinhard Schneider, Chairman of the disabled sports association of North Rhine-Westphalia in Duisburg. Patients with well-controlled asthma may also specialize in a sport. It is important to both the sport and the intensity with which they operated, always in the severity of the disease be explained Julia white churches, advisor at the German Allergy and Asthma Association (DAAB) in Moenchengladbach.

What sport?

Not to be intense, but long-term strains are more suitable for asthmatics as a short, very intense pressures. Few are therefore suitable sports, which has focused on speed or force - such as football, with frequent sprints. On the other hand let endurance sports such as running, cycling or hiking, but also dancing and inline skating different intensities and repeatedly breaks. Very well placed to swim, especially in the indoor pool, says White churches. There is no increase in the patient pollen concentration suspended, and dry mucous membranes in the warm, very humid air. The choice of sport must also be observed: What individual factors (trigger) solve the asthma? The next pollen can also be certain environmental factors, for example nasskalte weather in the fall, said White churches. Also chemical irritants, fragrance or air Chad substances such as cigarette smoke may play a role.

Recovery phases important

Regardless of what sport for the decision: Many asthma patients are also under stress or strain of asthma. Therefore, every training session with a ten minute warm-up. They need to stress and relaxation phases alternate.

In principle, the duration of the relaxation period twice as long as the burden phase, said White churches. In addition, the training with a ten minute cooling-down phase end. Certain breathing techniques such as the brake lips are helpful. Duration and intensity of the training are always after the current lung function of the person concerned. Otherwise, the longer the better - but may never reach the maximum load, warns Lecheler. Regular rest is useful. At least if the breath is short, is a pause announced. A spray bronchienerweiterndes emergency precaution should always quickly to hand. For infections, asthma crises or poor general condition is sports temporarily taboo.

Positive effects

The list of controlled, regular sports training effect, positive impact is long: The breathing muscles will be trained: The deep breathing is increased and the breathing rate reduced, explains disabled sports expert Schneider. This strengthens the respiratory tract, not only for the efforts of everyday life. The threshold of the complaints to occur is increased. In addition, the self-perception improved: The symptoms can better be evaluated. This includes the recognition, where its own borders, as well as the experience that the asthma patient despite his illness some can afford, says Schneider. This is enormously important for the self-esteem.

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