30 day shred and asthma

bridgej2
bridgej2 Posts: 23
edited September 24 in Fitness and Exercise
I am on Day 5 Level 1 of the 30 day shred. Thus far I am loving getting “shredded”. I am able to complete the “strength” sections of the level but struggle with the cardio due to my asthma. I can do the jumping jacks and punches ok, but I get really winded during the jump rope and butt kicks. Anyone else with asthma doing/or has completed the shred that can give me any pointers?

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  • Still_Sossy
    Still_Sossy Posts: 868 Member
    Yes. Talk to your Doctor first but what I had to do when I got back into an exercise routine was do Symbicort 2X daily and then 15 min before exercise use the rescue inhaler (albuterol). I have not had a problem since doing this.
  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    I can't say I've done 30 day shred but I've had asthma for about as long as I could remember. Best thing I did was a few years back I got on preventative medication rather than just relying on the albuterol inhaler all the time. There are a few different choices these days. I use Asmanex. Theres Symbicort mentioned above. And probably at least 2 or 3 others out there now that you just take every day instead of waiting for an attack and then taking a puff. I hope they can help you like they helped me. It was a life changing difference.
  • Levedi
    Levedi Posts: 290 Member
    I second what the others said. I've had asthma for years and it became severe 4 years ago after I moved to LA. My doctor put me on symbicort and singulair and now I can do an hour jogging or half an hour intense work out on the elliptical without wheezing. Before, even with my albuterol inhaler I would be having pain and wheezing for the rest of the day if I did half that. It's amazing how much fitter I feel and how much more I can do. Push your doctor to get you on good controller medications so you won't need that rescue inhaler.
  • elmaly
    elmaly Posts: 11 Member
    I'm glad that you aren't using your asthma as an excuse not to exercise. I've have and regret it.
  • habibti
    habibti Posts: 56 Member
    I'm currently on level 2. I don't have asthma, but I do have a bum knee that sometimes makes the impact of the cardio exercises impossible to do. On "bad knee days" I do substitute non-impact cardio moves. I figure doing what I can is better than not at all! Like I said, I don't really know anything about asthma, but would it maybe be helpful to substitute less intense/other movements for the ones that usually trigger your asthma?
  • bridgej2
    bridgej2 Posts: 23
    Thanks for all the great suggestions. I am going to make an appointment to see my doctor about new meds to control my asthma. At the moment I am doing modified exercises for the things I am unable to do as of now.
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