Asthma
Any chest disease can lead to discomfort and fear when exercising due to increased breathlessness. Consequently people with asthma or other respiratory diseases decrease their physical activity, which leads to a decrease in their fitness levels, which starts a vicious cycle, where breathlessness increases at even lower levels of activity.
Improvement in your physical health is the most important way to see an improvement in your symptoms. This requires the right intensity of exercise to produce the maximum results.
Baseline assessment will include:
- Full medical history and communication with any health
care providers to provide the best possible exercise pre-
scription for your condition
- Peakflow assessment
- A graded exercise test to find out your level of heart and
lung fitness