RUCHIE ANN P.

BARAQUIL
BSMLS-2C
PED 028

1. Recognize the specific effects and benefits of exercise on individuals with Asthma.

Asthma is a disorder in which the airways constrict and swell, causing excess mucus to be produced. This can cause breathing problems, causing
coughing and wheezing when patients exhale, as well as breathlessness. Exercise is beneficial to both general health and lung health, and there are
several advantages to physical exercise for persons who have asthma. Daily exercise improves the lungs' capacity, or the greatest quantity of
oxygen the body can use. Recent research demonstrates that active asthmatics have better asthma control, if healthcare use is a proxy of asthma
control. Exercise interventions involving adults with asthma have shown improvements in measures such as lung function, quality of life,
breathlessness, and controller therapy, while animal models have shown improvements in airway inflammation.

However, exercising or being physically active can trigger an episode of asthma. This is called exercise-induced asthma (EIA) or exercise-induced
bronchoconstriction. When you are at rest, you generally breathe via your nose, which warms and moistens the air that travels to your lungs.
During exercise and physical activity, you will frequently breathe faster through your mouth, causing cold and dry air to enter your lungs and irritate
the airways. The cold and dry air can cause the muscles around the airway to tighten, increasing the likelihood of an asthma flare-up. Shortness of
breath is prevalent during and after physical exertion. If physical activity creates symptoms that do not go away after rest, you may have exercise-
induced asthma.

2. Differentiate the FITTP (Frequency, Intensity, Type, Timing, Progression) prescription for the different pre-existing medical conditions through
tabulation format.
3. Familiarized with the red flags or special considerations of each pre-existing medical conditions that will serve as the basis for revision or
modification of the prescription, and immediate termination of exercise.

RED FLAGS OR
Medical Frequency Intensity Time Type Progression SPECIAL
Conditions CONSIDERATIONS
 a. 20-60 minutes a. walking To avoid accident, Avoid exercising at the
ASTHMA 2-3days in a a. Exercise at a intermittent physical b. short intermittent progression of intensity coldest times of the day
week moderate level. activity exertion and frequency should be • Warm up for 10 minutes
(squats, lunges, slow. Cardio, resistance before you exercise. This
b. Use the “talk test” to b. 10-20 minutes with jumping jacks) and flexibility should be can reduce the duration and
monitor. increase duration of guided with fitness severity of an attack during
30 minutes minimum c. Long period coach. and after exercise.
exertion • Cool down for 10 minutes
Modified Borg Dyspnoea (running, swimming, after your exercise.
Scale cycling) • If you have been inactive
for a long time, start with
d. cardio short sessions (10 to 15
0 Nothing at all minutes). Add five minutes
0.5 Very, very slight e. resistance training to each session, increasing
1 Very slight every two to four weeks.
2 Slight f. flexibility exercises Gradually build up to being
3 Moderate active at least 30 minutes a
4 Somewhat severe day for most days of the
5 Severe
week.
6 • Drink plenty of fluids
7 Very severe
before, during, and after
exercise.
8
• Don’t exercise at an
9 Very, very severe
Maximal intensity that is too high for
10
you. Doing so might provok
an attack and temporarily
prevent exercising. It
also increases the risk of
injury