Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA)

Exercise & Asthma

-Print This Page
Exercise-induced asthma? Exercise-induced bronchospasm?
What it all boils down to is this: if you or your child cannot exercise without symptoms, the Asthma Action Plan needs tweaking. That means taking a whole body approach outlined in the articles and PDFs posted below. A realistic goal? To be fit, active, healthy and having fun while preventing asthma symptoms. Try it out here:


 

 

 

Fit to Breathe: Express Seminar on Exercise-Induced Bronchospasm (EIB). June 30, 2010. National Association of School Nurses annual conference. Chicago, IL.

A dynamic one-hour session to help school nurses identify students sidelined by asthma; help students set and achieve fitness goals safely; and review EIB symptoms, prevention techniques and treatments. Break-out sessions include hands-on training with inhalers, holding chambers and peak flow meters.

This express seminar was developed by Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics’ (AANMA) EIB faculty and sponsored by TEVA Respiratory.

Coordinated by Carol Jones RN, AE-C, Certified Asthma Educator consultant for AANMA. Presenters include Michael B. Foggs, MD, Chief of Allergy, Asthma  Immunology for Advocate Health  Centers of Advocate Health Care in Chicago and a member of NAEPP Third Expert Panel on the Management of Asthma; and Lisa Dorfman, MS, RD, CSSD, Director of Sports Nutrition and Performance at the University of Miami Department of Sports Medicine and author of “Performance Nutrition for Football.”