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    Rick Frea

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    posted 09/21/2009, comments (0)

    Even We Asthmatics Can Run

    At the beginning of every year we write about how important it is that asthmatics exercise. In the words of a pamphlet I have from my stay at National Jewish Health dated 1982: "Exercise is good for your heart and your lungs. Every asthmatic should exercise regularly, no matter how bad your asthma is." That was wisdom that still holds true to this... Read moreChevron
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    posted 04/02/2009, comments (0)

    Meet Breathin' Stephen, the Hard Luck Asthmatic On His Way to the Boston Marathon

    Most asthma experts would say that no matter how bad your asthma is you should exercise.  I can think of no better example of this than Stephen Gaudet, aka Breathin' Stephen. Despite being a severe, persistent asthmatic, he has qualified for the Boston Marathon.   He is the perfect example of the Hard Luck Asthmatic,... Read moreChevron
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    posted 12/31/2008, comments (2)

    Come on asthmatics, it's time to excercise!

    If you have asthma it is paramount that you exercise, because the benefits of exercise coupled with a healthy diet not only help you lose weight, but it can help you better manage your asthma.   Even if it's just a simple walk, exercise has many benefits.  According to the Mayo Clinic: Makes your heart and lungs stronger. Increases... Read moreChevron
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    posted 08/13/2008, comments (2)

    Can Asthma Medicines Be Used as "Performance Enchancers?"

    Dara Torres has asthma, just like her father, says a story in the New York Times. But for years, she had been training and competing with coughing and difficulty breathing. When she finally started taking asthma medicine, "she realized how much, and how needlessly, she had been suffering."   But her newly found breathing capacity came with... Read moreChevron
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    posted 08/06/2008, comments (0)

    Asthma and the Olympics: Air Quality May Be A Major Obstacle

    Olympic athletes go through years of training and physical conditioning in anticipation of competing against others that have the same goals: to bring home the gold medal. This year the summer Olympics in Beijing will present a few other challenges for its participants representing more than 200 nations. Heat, humidity and smog are expected to be... Read moreChevron
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