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Asthma and exercise
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Asthma and exercise
Asthma and exercise
English
Respiratory
Child (0-12 years);Teen (13-18 years)
Lungs
Respiratory system
Conditions and diseases
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Health A-Z
<p>While asthma should not prevent a child from being active, it is important to make adjustments during physical exercise to minimize the chance of an attack.</p>
<p>Asthma should not stop your child from exercising. All children should play and stay active. Your child can exercise if your child’s asthma is under control. </p>
<h2> Key points </h2><ul><li> Exercise can make some children's asthma worse, but you can take regular asthma controller medicines and other precautions to lessen their symptoms. </li></ul>
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Asthme et exercice
Asthma and exercise
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<p>Même si l’asthme ne devrait pas empêcher un enfant d’être actif, il est important d’ajuster les exercices physiques en fonction de l’asthme, afin de réduire la probabilité d’une crise.</p>
<p>L’asthme ne devrait pas empêcher votre enfant de faire de l’exercice. Tous les enfants devraient jouer et être actifs. Votre enfant peut faire de l’exercice si son asthme est contrôlé.</p>
<h2> À retenir </h2> <ul><li> L’activité physique peut aggraver l’asthme de certains enfants, mais vous pouvez administrer des médicaments d’entretien usuels contre l’asthme et prendre d’autres précautions afin de diminuer les symptômes.</li></ul>
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Asthma and exercise
Asthma and exercise
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English
Respiratory
Child (0-12 years);Teen (13-18 years)
Lungs
Respiratory system
Conditions and diseases
Adult (19+)
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2009-01-29T05:00:00Z
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Health (A-Z) - Conditions
Health A-Z
<p>While asthma should not prevent a child from being active, it is important to make adjustments during physical exercise to minimize the chance of an attack.</p>
<p>Asthma should not stop your child from exercising. All children should play and stay active. Your child can exercise if your child’s asthma is under control. </p>
<h2>Minimizing asthma symptoms</h2><p>Exercise can make some children’s asthma worse. There are things your child can do to minimize asthma symptoms: </p><ul><li>Make sure your child is taking regular asthma controller medicines.</li><li>Make sure your child warms up before and cools off after exercise.</li><li>Your doctor may tell your child to take a reliever medicine 15 to 20 minutes before exercising. This will help to prevent asthma symptoms. </li><li>If your child has asthma symptoms during exercise, he should take breaks and exercise for short periods.</li><li>If your child has severe asthma symptoms, such as coughing and wheezing, he should stop exercising and follow his asthma action plan. </li><li>Your child should wear a scarf to cover the nose and mouth when exercising outdoors in cold weather.</li><li>Your child should not exercise outdoors when it is very hot or humid, or when the air pollution or pollen index is high.</li><li>Remember your child’s airway may be swollen and inflamed after an asthma episode. Give your child time to return to normal before starting exercise again.</li></ul>
<h2> Key points </h2><ul><li> Exercise can make some children's asthma worse, but you can take regular asthma controller medicines and other precautions to lessen their symptoms. </li></ul>
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