Swimming is recommended or, if you don’t have access to a pool, short burst types of exercise, like sprinting, are better than cross-country or long distance running.

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As an adult asthmatic, take up sports that are mildly aerobic such as walking, golf, bowls and swimming.

And if you don't exercise and have musical talent, take up a wind instrument - flute, clarinet, hobo or trumpet. This will increase you lung capacity.

National Asthma Education Programme (NAEP)
Allergy Society of South Africa (ALLSA)
 

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