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Childhood Asthma – Physical Activity In Child Asthma

Exercise is necessary for all children, and provide moments of happiness while preparing to teach a healthy lifestyle as adults, therefore, the child with asthma should not be an exception, and should make physical exercise a manner “adequate”.

Benefits of exercise in children with asthma:

  • Improved child development
  • Improving physical fitness and exercise tolerance itself
  • The attacks caused by stress are reduced or are less strong
  • The crises are best controlled
  • It helps to reduce the nervousness caused by the attacks.

But keep in mind that at least 80% of children with asthma may have a bronchoconstriction with sports, unless appropriate measures are taken). However, given the benefit of sport psycho and integrator, is a great error overprotect the asthmatic child and prevent a normal level of exercise.

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