Exercise with asthma

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  • justjack18
    justjack18 Posts: 720 Member
    jodiealgar wrote: »
    I have recently joined a gym but I am having problems with doing more than 45 minutes without struggling to breathe (mainly because of the heat coming from my body and the small gym room itself) which then leads on to an asthma attack. It happens almost every time I use a machine other than the rowing machine.

    Does anyone have any tips or advice that could help me healthily exercise?
    Do you take preventative medicine or just the rescue inhaler? I have asthma and have no issues running or working out but I take the preventative medicine every day so I usually have no attacks. Maybe it's just the heat and humidity of that room..?
  • jodiealgar
    jodiealgar Posts: 43 Member
    justjack18 wrote: »
    jodiealgar wrote: »
    I have recently joined a gym but I am having problems with doing more than 45 minutes without struggling to breathe (mainly because of the heat coming from my body and the small gym room itself) which then leads on to an asthma attack. It happens almost every time I use a machine other than the rowing machine.

    Does anyone have any tips or advice that could help me healthily exercise?
    Do you take preventative medicine or just the rescue inhaler? I have asthma and have no issues running or working out but I take the preventative medicine every day so I usually have no attacks. Maybe it's just the heat and humidity of that room..?

    I think it is just the room but I also have attacks when it's humid or a certain temperature in my house. I don't take any medications other than a brown preventer pump and a blue reliever pump. I'm due to have an asthma check up soon so I'll bring it up then.
  • jodiealgar
    jodiealgar Posts: 43 Member
    hoyalawya2003 wrote: »
    jodiealgar wrote: »
    Capt_Apollo wrote: »
    45 minutes??? you're fine. you're probably at that point, exhausted and tired. you probably just need to breathe better (in through the nose, out through the mouth).

    have your inhaler on hand if you use one. personally, i control my asthma with a daily pill. maybe talk to your doctor about changing medicine.

    Thanks! I do feel a bit silly taking puffs of my inhaler in front of all of the fit and healthy people who do 2 hours solid on a treadmill, damn lungs.

    All of the advice you have gotten is solid. I just want to say--you feel silly? Would you feel silly using a cane if you had something wrong with your leg? Asthma has zero to do with how "fit and healthy" you are.

    You're right, I can't help but feel paranoid and intimidated in the gym though.
  • FitPhillygirl
    FitPhillygirl Posts: 7,124 Member
    My daughter was recently diagnosed with exercise induced asthma. She was put on a inhaler and takes 2 puffs a few minutes before Swimming and other exercises. So far this has worked well for her.
  • dtsbrown
    dtsbrown Posts: 41 Member
    I use my inhaler 20 minutes before exercise. I too suffer with asthma but I run and stay very active even with the asthma. You gotta show your asthma who's boss. Also talk with your dr to see if you need a daily asthma medicine.
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