Anybody else unfit and asthmatic ?

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  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    Sued0nim wrote: »
    Being overweight can exacerbate asthma.

    Mine is cold induced, and made worse by anxiety or panic over not being able to breathe. I also was unfit cos I would avoid "out of breath" situations cos panic made it worse

    Until finally I got a trainer, someone to stand by me and reassure me that it was normal to be breathing hard, wasn't a bad thing at all, that I was doing good. As I got fitter and lighter my asthma subsided, as did my anxiety. I haven't had an attack for almost 2 years now.

    If your is exercise induced you need to ensure you have your relievers, have some support (if you can) and just get fitter and lighter. I'm not saying it will go like mine has, just it is not helped by being overweight

    yeah being overweight can cause it to be worse. but mine didnt seem to be any worse fat as it did when I was thin. when I was a kid/teen I was always active and it was worse then but then again back then they didnt have the preventatives they do now either.so that Im sure is the big difference as well.but yes for some losing weight can help.
  • tkdchick2016
    tkdchick2016 Posts: 38 Member
    amyjohnson7681 wrote: »
    Im on a high dosage of steriods in the morning. Ive also got a pump and mask to put on with the normal ventolin before i take the steroids. I am in fear of having an asthma attack but im gettkng there slowly. I used to be so active and its very fustrating and upsetting now that its been taken away

    Discuss it with your doctor, but don't despair. When I was younger I had stupid bad asthma attacks, couldn't do a lot of running sports as a kid, thought I would never be able to. By the time I was in my 20's (my asthma was from 18 months to probably 10 years before I saw improvement) I could play 90 min of soccer. I still have the occasional attack (exercise and cold induced) but I can usually control them with breathing. Just don't go all out until you are used to the activity you can do. Things like lifting and walking that you can control are good to start with. Add me if you want to.
  • STEVE142142
    STEVE142142 Posts: 867 Member
    I used to have very bad asthma. Saw my doctor and a respiratory guy. he put me on a prescribed medical treatment including inhalers rescue inhalers and steroids for a couple years. Thankfully my asthma has gone into remission. Even when I had asthma I exercised. Worked my way around it.

    Best thing as I could recommend to see a specialist
  • Sarc_Warrior
    Sarc_Warrior Posts: 430 Member
    Agreed. Respirologists are so much better than regular docs when it comes to asthma
  • supercatie18
    supercatie18 Posts: 82 Member
    I carry my rescue inhaler with me in my sports bra while exercising :D
  • AussiePeach
    AussiePeach Posts: 49 Member
    I've been asthmatic since birth and have to take daily preventer medication just to try to keep it under control. I can't run because it sets my asthma off so badly. Other triggers include cold air and smoke. So I exercise in ways that don't cause me issues, such as walking and doing body weight exercises.
  • cinnabondelights
    cinnabondelights Posts: 121 Member
    I've had asthma for as long as I can remember, though it's gotten better over the years (save for animal hair/dander allergies and pollen season) with exercise, especially cardio. My doc recommended that I do cardio exercises to strengthen my airways and it's definitely helped. I used to not be able to run a mile without being close to death, but now it's no problem :D
  • dutchandkiwi
    dutchandkiwi Posts: 1,389 Member
    I have a number of allergies that can make me struggle, but does not restrict my breathing under normal circumstances. Basically I end up having symptoms resembling a bad cold incuding the teary eyes and feeling lousy. My asthma is excersise induced and worsened if I already suffer an allergy attack and at its worst when walking uphill or running. It can then get to a point where I have heart palpetations and scare mysefl and my husband to death as it is sooo utterly scary and resembles having a heath attack.

    What worked for me is a slow (and I mean slow) buildup of excersise through walking. Increasing distance, intensity and time, over time. I started with that part of my journey about 4 years ago. I was seriously unfit then.
    Loosing weight helped a lot as it made it easier to move around.

    Nobody could for a moment now say that I am unfit. I walk about 40-50km a week (most of it to and from work) on average. I go to the gym twice a week (weight training and aerobic both) I have a morning routine including yoga and resistance training 5 times a week. I go cycling and consider 30 km a nice ride around the block.

    I still have my allergies and my asthma, but I suffer them less. I can walk uphill and all the things that would scare me. But as said this has been a slow journey into fitness. My body would have never agreed with starting on a 5x a week gym routine. It just would have collapsed. Realising that I had to approach this in a slow build-up and not a quickfix, for me, has been key. For others is may be different but this worked for me.

    Good luck on journey
  • lovebirb
    lovebirb Posts: 52 Member
    i know its hard, spent many nights with tears struggling and coping with this, wishing you the best in your efforts!!❤️

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