Exercise Induced Asthma
Asthma attacks are often linked to sports, and exercise in general. The term exercise induced asthma (EIA) is often used when referring to asthma attacks that are caused by exercise or physical intensive activities. This type of asthma is quite common and figures show that millions have some form of it. It makes exercise a near-impossible activity. However there are ways to get your breathing under control and be able to participate in sports. Will you be the world's best runner? Perhaps not, but for some people proper breathing techniques are responsible for the difference between taking part in exercises and not. It's well worth the effort to train your breathing and develop proper breathing methods that way.
Besides medication good breathing is the most important factor in preventing asthma attacks. We are not saying that getting to a point where you can control your breathing is an easy journey. It will take dedication and discipline, but as mentioned above the rewards are very attractive. Many people affected by EIA have had to stop doing their favourite sport because of their condition. Physical activity is of immense importance for your overall health.
Meditation helps people clear their mind and focus on their breathing.
When you are fully focussed on your breathing you will be able to slowly control the movement of your lungs, which will after some time allow you to utilise your breathing system much more effectively during exercise.
The above will help you prevent asthma attacks and allow for more efficient use of your lungs, however, it will not cure your asthma. We want to make that clear, at the time this article was published (2010) no cure has been found to fully cure asthma. At this point minimising the effects of asthma is the best “cure”. Get to know your own body, get to know your own limits - stay in excellent health and listen to your doctor. Your doctor may advise you to take certain medications, the medication combined with proper breathing will make your breathing much better.
Just to clarify the “get to know your own limits” sentence : Make sure you properly monitor at what point during your physical activity your lungs start to cause trouble. Train your breathing and then see how you can extend the time allowed for exercise. Seeing an improvement will give you more motivation to keep going.
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