| Occasionally asthma attack happen only during, or | | | | exercise for an asthmatic than running, or biking. |
| shortly after, exercise. | | | | Exercise-induced asthma can be useful for asthma |
| Initially, doctors thought this was a different form of | | | | research and diagnosing asthma in children. |
| asthma, an entirely different form, but it is now | | | | It can be used for testing the effectiveness of new |
| known that it is common for people with asthma to | | | | medicines that may help treat asthma in the future. |
| have asthma attacks during exercise. | | | | With exercise of six minutes a child is often breathing |
| These people do have asthma that is triggered by | | | | hard enough and fast enough to bring on a "mild" |
| the exercising, however the asthma is not caused by | | | | asthma. "This is very safe" and this has brought on |
| exercising. | | | | early and appropriate advice and treatment for many |
| In other words, the asthma existed in the person | | | | asthmatics. |
| BEFORE the exercise, however it is a mild case of | | | | It can cause athletes a particular problem which is |
| asthma, which is brought out by the heavier, faster | | | | why some cross-country skiers wear breathing |
| breathing brought on by exercise. | | | | masks which store some body heat and moisture |
| Doctors used to puzzle about why children got | | | | from the air they breathe out and return it to the air |
| exercise-induced asthma much more than adults. | | | | they breathe in. |
| Research into this revealed the simple truth that the | | | | Swimmers are fortunate in that, especially with indoor |
| majority of adults don't exercise or play as children | | | | pools, the air surrounding them is moist and warm. |
| do. | | | | However it is also common that asthmatic |
| Increased breathing during exercise causes cooling | | | | professional athletes must be careful with their |
| and drying of the lining of the air passages, which can | | | | medications as it may lead to disqualification. |
| trigger exercise-induced asthma. | | | | However, all the ordinary asthma medicines and |
| This explains why warm moist air protects against | | | | treatments, used for management, are acceptable to |
| exercise-induced asthma and why swimming is better | | | | sporting bodies. |