At our SCM meet this past weekend we had an out-of-state visitor swimming. She was a very serious swimmer, arrived a week early to acclimate, came with a bit of an entourage, and did some pretty amazing times (45-49). We also saw her taking frequent hits from a very large inhaler always just before her races as she was warming up and behind the blocks. Any thoughts?.
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I have had asthma since I was a kid. Swimming eliminated most of it.
I still have an occasional attack and sometimes have exercise induced asthma. I still keep a rescue inhaler around just in case.
Maybe I have not had access to the good stuff – or maybe using an inhaler only when you need it eliminates the benefit - but I have never felt any kind of benefit from using an inhaler.
I have had asthma since i was a kid and thought it was exercize induced until i went for allergy testing 10 years ago ( damn cat ), and they tested my breathing and said i had the lung power of a 70 yr old ( i was 40 at the time ). I think i just got used to being short of breath when i wasnt exercizing and took ventolin before a workout.
I now take advair twice a day and nothing else.
I have had asthma since I was a kid. Swimming eliminated most of it.
I still have an occasional attack and sometimes have exercise induced asthma. I still keep a rescue inhaler around just in case.
Maybe I have not had access to the good stuff – or maybe using an inhaler only when you need it eliminates the benefit - but I have never felt any kind of benefit from using an inhaler.
I have had asthma since i was a kid and thought it was exercize induced until i went for allergy testing 10 years ago ( damn cat ), and they tested my breathing and said i had the lung power of a 70 yr old ( i was 40 at the time ). I think i just got used to being short of breath when i wasnt exercizing and took ventolin before a workout.
I now take advair twice a day and nothing else.
