Guest guest Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 Since we are all in this asthmatic allergy lifestyle together, I would like to ask those like me . . . do any of you cycle? I'm very interested in it, from a non-competitive standpoint. I know I would need to take a rescue inhaler with me, along with knowing I have limitations. I've read some editorials posted by " Bicycling " magazine, but most of those folks are highly competitive and extreme. If anyone has any tips or thinks it's a bad idea, please share your knowledge. I try to go to the gym in between sinus infections (ugh!), but would like to add something else to my regimen. I still dive, but under very limited restraints, which is fine. Since I live in North Central Texas, I'm obviously geographically challenged to do much of it! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 I don't cycle outside. I would if I had a good bike and a place to ride without the fear of being run down! I do ride the bike for 10 to 15 minutes at the gym along with a 20 to 30 minute power walk on the treadmill. --- scubajackie_99 <scubajackie_99@...> wrote: > Since we are all in this asthmatic allergy lifestyle > together, I would > like to ask those like me . . . do any of you cycle? > I'm very > interested in it, from a non-competitive standpoint. > I know I would > need to take a rescue inhaler with me, along with > knowing I have > limitations. I've read some editorials posted by > " Bicycling " magazine, > but most of those folks are highly competitive and > extreme. > > If anyone has any tips or thinks it's a bad idea, > please share your > knowledge. I try to go to the gym in between sinus > infections (ugh!), > but would like to add something else to my regimen. > I still dive, but > under very limited restraints, which is fine. Since > I live in North > Central Texas, I'm obviously geographically > challenged to do much of it! > > Thanks. > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____Ready for the edge of your seat? Check out tonight's top picks on TV. http://tv./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 a few years ago, my husband introduced me to mountain biking. i absolutely love it. i take my inhaler before we go, and then hit the trails. if i need the inhaler along the way, i would take an extra hit, and just sit down for a few moments. i found after xolair, i was stopping much less. the trails we rode in were in the middle of the woods, filled with all sorts of lung irritating pollens, mold spores and who knows what else. unfortunately, our mountain bikes are downstairs, collecting dust. with our crazy work schedules we've not been able to go biking in a while. (plus we moved, so now our fave trail is over 30 minutes away). i tried street biking, and its just not for me. i say " give it a whirl " . if you go to a bike store (or even walmart) they have little pouches that mount under your seat, so you can store your inhaler, cell phone, snacks....whatever. have fun!! don't forget your helmet!!! heather > > Since we are all in this asthmatic allergy lifestyle together, I would > like to ask those like me . . . do any of you cycle? I'm very > interested in it, from a non-competitive standpoint. I know I would > need to take a rescue inhaler with me, along with knowing I have > limitations. I've read some editorials posted by " Bicycling " magazine, > but most of those folks are highly competitive and extreme. > > If anyone has any tips or thinks it's a bad idea, please share your > knowledge. I try to go to the gym in between sinus infections (ugh!), > but would like to add something else to my regimen. I still dive, but > under very limited restraints, which is fine. Since I live in North > Central Texas, I'm obviously geographically challenged to do much of it! > > Thanks. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 > > Since we are all in this asthmatic allergy lifestyle together, I would > like to ask those like me . . . do any of you cycle? I'm very > interested in it, from a non-competitive standpoint. I know I would > need to take a rescue inhaler with me, along with knowing I have > limitations. I've read some editorials posted by " Bicycling " magazine, > but most of those folks are highly competitive and extreme. > > If anyone has any tips or thinks it's a bad idea, please share your > knowledge. I try to go to the gym in between sinus infections (ugh!), > but would like to add something else to my regimen. I still dive, but > under very limited restraints, which is fine. Since I live in North > Central Texas, I'm obviously geographically challenged to do much of it! > > Thanks. I have been Asthmatic all my life. My doctors have always encouraged me to exercise. Currently at age 52, I walk briskly on a treadmill for 45 minutes daily. Not only does this get my heart pumping and my lungs working better, it lowers my cholesterol, type II diabetes and keeps all that weight off that I lost after getting off of Prednisone 2 years ago. If your doctor says ok, then GO FOR IT! Doug Group founder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 Any kind of cardio has to help us asthmatics, as long as you can exercise without it making your asthma worse. I recently began studying martial arts and I always feel better coming out than I did going in. I usually take a puff on the fast acting inhaler before I begin. You may want to look into Intal. I believe it is used for exercise enduced asthma. At any rate, whatever exercise you can tolerate will only improve your lung function! Cycle On! uca79iii <bme1979@...> wrote: > > Since we are all in this asthmatic allergy lifestyle together, I would > like to ask those like me . . . do any of you cycle? I'm very > interested in it, from a non-competitive standpoint. I know I would > need to take a rescue inhaler with me, along with knowing I have > limitations. I've read some editorials posted by " Bicycling " magazine, > but most of those folks are highly competitive and extreme. > > If anyone has any tips or thinks it's a bad idea, please share your > knowledge. I try to go to the gym in between sinus infections (ugh!), > but would like to add something else to my regimen. I still dive, but > under very limited restraints, which is fine. Since I live in North > Central Texas, I'm obviously geographically challenged to do much of it! > > Thanks. I have been Asthmatic all my life. My doctors have always encouraged me to exercise. Currently at age 52, I walk briskly on a treadmill for 45 minutes daily. Not only does this get my heart pumping and my lungs working better, it lowers my cholesterol, type II diabetes and keeps all that weight off that I lost after getting off of Prednisone 2 years ago. If your doctor says ok, then GO FOR IT! Doug Group founder --------------------------------- Building a website is a piece of cake. Small Business gives you all the tools to get online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 Thank you all for your supportive advice. After reading your replies, I went to our nearby cycle shop and put together a package of what I want. The cycling specialist listened to me about my asthma and asked me about when it was worse, etc. This is something I want to do, but realize pollens and such will effect my abilities. I just started Xolar in June, so if I have the level improvement most of you have, pollen exposure won't stop me -- slow me down maybe -- but I will still get to enjoy live! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Jackie > > > > Since we are all in this asthmatic allergy lifestyle together, I would > > like to ask those like me . . . do any of you cycle? I'm very > > interested in it, from a non-competitive standpoint. I know I would > > need to take a rescue inhaler with me, along with knowing I have > > limitations. I've read some editorials posted by " Bicycling " magazine, > > but most of those folks are highly competitive and extreme. > > > > If anyone has any tips or thinks it's a bad idea, please share your > > knowledge. I try to go to the gym in between sinus infections (ugh!), > > but would like to add something else to my regimen. I still dive, but > > under very limited restraints, which is fine. Since I live in North > > Central Texas, I'm obviously geographically challenged to do much of it! > > > > Thanks. > > > I have been Asthmatic all my life. My doctors have always encouraged > me to exercise. Currently at age 52, I walk briskly on a treadmill > for 45 minutes daily. > > Not only does this get my heart pumping and my lungs working better, > it lowers my cholesterol, type II diabetes and keeps all that weight > off that I lost after getting off of Prednisone 2 years ago. > > If your doctor says ok, then GO FOR IT! > > Doug > Group founder > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2007 Report Share Posted June 27, 2007 You're right about Intal (sodium cromolyn) for exercise-induced asthma. It's a mast cell stabilizer (so that culprit histamine won't be released to start up trouble) rather than a bronchodilator or steroid. It can be used just before exercise to prevent trigerring asthma symptoms by exercise. Intal has the great advantage of being probably the most benign prescription drug in existence, having essentially 0 side effects - no increased heart rate, no jiteriness, nada. Check with your docs about it. Fran > > > > Since we are all in this asthmatic allergy lifestyle together, I would > > like to ask those like me . . . do any of you cycle? I'm very > > interested in it, from a non-competitive standpoint. I know I would > > need to take a rescue inhaler with me, along with knowing I have > > limitations. I've read some editorials posted by " Bicycling " magazine, > > but most of those folks are highly competitive and extreme. > > > > If anyone has any tips or thinks it's a bad idea, please share your > > knowledge. I try to go to the gym in between sinus infections (ugh!), > > but would like to add something else to my regimen. I still dive, but > > under very limited restraints, which is fine. Since I live in North > > Central Texas, I'm obviously geographically challenged to do much of it! > > > > Thanks. > > I have been Asthmatic all my life. My doctors have always encouraged > me to exercise. Currently at age 52, I walk briskly on a treadmill > for 45 minutes daily. > > Not only does this get my heart pumping and my lungs working better, > it lowers my cholesterol, type II diabetes and keeps all that weight > off that I lost after getting off of Prednisone 2 years ago. > > If your doctor says ok, then GO FOR IT! > > Doug > Group founder > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Building a website is a piece of cake. > Small Business gives you all the tools to get online. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2007 Report Share Posted June 27, 2007 All forms of exercise are good if they don't trigger an attack. As a child asthmatic my drs. encourgaged me to play a wind instrument. I played clarinet till after high school and it really did help strengthen the breathing muscles! swimming is also recommended by my drs. now. Once again, it's me, their most abnormal patient in medical history. Check with your own dr before starting anything new. becki -- In , " scubajackie_99 " <scubajackie_99@...> wrote: > > Thank you all for your supportive advice. After reading your > replies, I went to our nearby cycle shop and put together a package > of what I want. The cycling specialist listened to me about my > asthma and asked me about when it was worse, etc. This is something > I want to do, but realize pollens and such will effect my abilities. > I just started Xolar in June, so if I have the level improvement most > of you have, pollen exposure won't stop me -- slow me down maybe -- > but I will still get to enjoy live! > > Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. > > Jackie > > > > > > > > > Since we are all in this asthmatic allergy lifestyle together, I > would > > > like to ask those like me . . . do any of you cycle? I'm very > > > interested in it, from a non-competitive standpoint. I know I > would > > > need to take a rescue inhaler with me, along with knowing I have > > > limitations. I've read some editorials posted by " Bicycling " > magazine, > > > but most of those folks are highly competitive and extreme. > > > > > > If anyone has any tips or thinks it's a bad idea, please share > your > > > knowledge. I try to go to the gym in between sinus infections > (ugh!), > > > but would like to add something else to my regimen. I still > dive, but > > > under very limited restraints, which is fine. Since I live in > North > > > Central Texas, I'm obviously geographically challenged to do much > of it! > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > I have been Asthmatic all my life. My doctors have always encouraged > > me to exercise. Currently at age 52, I walk briskly on a treadmill > > for 45 minutes daily. > > > > Not only does this get my heart pumping and my lungs working better, > > it lowers my cholesterol, type II diabetes and keeps all that weight > > off that I lost after getting off of Prednisone 2 years ago. > > > > If your doctor says ok, then GO FOR IT! > > > > Doug > > Group founder > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 Fascinating! I also played clarinet as a child and part of the time in college - think it was really a good thing although my mom didn't think I would be able to do it. The swimming is good for arthritis but my pulmo I think is a little skittish due to the chemicals and molds etc that affect asthma. > > > > > > > > Since we are all in this asthmatic allergy lifestyle together, > I > > would > > > > like to ask those like me . . . do any of you cycle? I'm very > > > > interested in it, from a non-competitive standpoint. I know I > > would > > > > need to take a rescue inhaler with me, along with knowing I > have > > > > limitations. I've read some editorials posted by " Bicycling " > > magazine, > > > > but most of those folks are highly competitive and extreme. > > > > > > > > If anyone has any tips or thinks it's a bad idea, please share > > your > > > > knowledge. I try to go to the gym in between sinus infections > > (ugh!), > > > > but would like to add something else to my regimen. I still > > dive, but > > > > under very limited restraints, which is fine. Since I live in > > North > > > > Central Texas, I'm obviously geographically challenged to do > much > > of it! > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > I have been Asthmatic all my life. My doctors have always > encouraged > > > me to exercise. Currently at age 52, I walk briskly on a > treadmill > > > for 45 minutes daily. > > > > > > Not only does this get my heart pumping and my lungs working > better, > > > it lowers my cholesterol, type II diabetes and keeps all that > weight > > > off that I lost after getting off of Prednisone 2 years ago. > > > > > > If your doctor says ok, then GO FOR IT! > > > > > > Doug > > > Group founder > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 This is fascinating. I played a flute while in junior high, but quit in high school -- didn't want to be a band dork -- that was a mistake. Anyway, in regard to the cromylyn reply -- is that Nasalcrom? I have some and haven't been using it. That's likely a very good idea. The bike store has specials beginning July 2. I plan to spend some money then. I can't wait. I'm in North Central Texas, so I may be riding through swamps right now. I have very high mold allergies, so I know all this damp, fungus-ridden air won't be a good thing, though. Darn this Texas weather. Thanks. Jackie -- In , " instdesgn1 " <instdesgn1@...> wrote: > > Fascinating! I also played clarinet as a child and part of the time > in college - think it was really a good thing although my mom didn't > think I would be able to do it. The swimming is good for arthritis > but my pulmo I think is a little skittish due to the chemicals and > molds etc that affect asthma. > > > > > > > > > > > > Since we are all in this asthmatic allergy lifestyle > together, > > I > > > would > > > > > like to ask those like me . . . do any of you cycle? I'm > very > > > > > interested in it, from a non-competitive standpoint. I know > I > > > would > > > > > need to take a rescue inhaler with me, along with knowing I > > have > > > > > limitations. I've read some editorials posted by " Bicycling " > > > magazine, > > > > > but most of those folks are highly competitive and extreme. > > > > > > > > > > If anyone has any tips or thinks it's a bad idea, please > share > > > your > > > > > knowledge. I try to go to the gym in between sinus > infections > > > (ugh!), > > > > > but would like to add something else to my regimen. I still > > > dive, but > > > > > under very limited restraints, which is fine. Since I live > in > > > North > > > > > Central Texas, I'm obviously geographically challenged to do > > much > > > of it! > > > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > > > I have been Asthmatic all my life. My doctors have always > > encouraged > > > > me to exercise. Currently at age 52, I walk briskly on a > > treadmill > > > > for 45 minutes daily. > > > > > > > > Not only does this get my heart pumping and my lungs working > > better, > > > > it lowers my cholesterol, type II diabetes and keeps all that > > weight > > > > off that I lost after getting off of Prednisone 2 years ago. > > > > > > > > If your doctor says ok, then GO FOR IT! > > > > > > > > Doug > > > > Group founder > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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