Take steps to prevent symptoms (e.g. cover your mouth/nose with a scarf if exercising in cold, dry weather) Take medicine before exercising. Do a proper warm up for 6 to 10 minutes before periods of exercise or vigorous activity. Carefully watch your respiratory status before, during and after exercise.
Can you stop EIB?
Treatment and Management. Two types of medicines used to treat asthma are also used to prevent and treat EIB symptoms. They are usually taken through an inhaler, though some are available in tablet form: Short-acting inhaled beta2-agonists (bronchodilators) stop symptoms right away.
How do runners avoid exercise-induced asthma?
Are There Tips to Prevent and Treat Exercise-Induced Asthma?
Always use your pre-exercise inhaled drugs.Do warm-up exercises and have a cool-down period after exercise.If the weather is cold, exercise indoors or wear a mask or scarf over your nose and mouth.
The most consistent and effective attenuation of EIB was observed with high-intensity interval and variable intensity pre-exercise warm-ups.
A Warm-Up To Beat Exercise-Induced Asthma
intervals;continuous low-intensity;continuous high-intensity;variable intensity (which includes, e.g., progressive acceleration).