It is normal to: Breathe harder and faster but you should recover at rest. Your heart rate will increase. You will feel hot and sweaty. You will look flushed and pink. You must stop if: You start to cough or wheeze. You gasp for air. Your chest feels tight. You cannot talk or speak to […]
Check with your GP or asthma nurse for any limits or precautions you should be aware of before you exercise. It is important to seek medical advice prior to starting any new sports/gym activities. If your asthma is well controlled there should be no reason why you can’t exercise or be more active. If you have […]
A good place to start is to check with your GP and make sure you fully understand your asthma, your medications and how to stay as well as you can. This includes getting your flu vaccination, asthma action plan and attending follow up appointments. Discuss your work with your GP. How much physical effort you […]
As your child improves their level of fitness they may be ready to think about other more strenuous exercises. Suggestions for increased exercise: Running – try joining an after school or an athletics group or find a friend who can run with them. Circuit training. Swimming or Aquarobics. Tennis or Badminton. Hill walking or Duke […]
Exercise need not be expensive. You and your child can walk or run for free and this is a good activity to start with if they have not exercised for some time. Choose exercises which they can build up or down grade and which have short bursts and rest periods. In this way they can […]
It is normal for your child to: Breathe harder and faster but they should recover at rest. Their heart rate will increase. They will feel hot and sweaty. They will look flushed and pink. They must stop if: They start to cough or wheeze. They gasp for air and don’t recover at rest. They say […]
Check with your GP or asthma nurse for any limits or precautions you should be aware of before your child starts to exercise. If their asthma is well controlled there should be no reason why they can’t exercise. If they have had exercise induced asthma in the past, they may be reluctant to try exercise […]
As your child gets older they should be able to gradually, over time, take control and responsibility for their asthma including medication. What can you do if you think your child is not taking their asthma medication? Is there any particular reason why your teenager is not taking the medication? Talk to them about this. […]
You can discuss and personalise your action plan whenever you have your asthma review with your asthma nurse or GP. It is important to attend your asthma review even though you may be feeling well and in control of your asthma. If your asthma is well controlled you may be able to step down some […]
Your nurse will talk through your asthma action plan with you when they write it out. The plan will have 3 or 4 “zones” usually in the form of traffic lights -green, yellow/amber and red. Each zone tells you what action to take if you have mild symptoms, worsening symptoms or an emergency. Personalised asthma […]
