Happy New Year, fellow asthmatics. If you're like me you focus on getting in better shape all year, but continue to fail. I'm going to provide you with some added incentives to never quit trying to get into shape.
It's a simple fact that many of us tend to, well, gain a little weight as we age. It's normal actually. Yet, if you have asthma like me, you need to be a little more careful, because obesity and asthma do not bode well together. It's a fact.
Quite often I'm asked this...
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