It's important to keep taking your medicine each day, even when you feel well. This is the way you can keep your asthma under control. Asthma can also be kept under control by avoiding allergens. Short-acting bronchodilators help to open up the airways in your lungs, providing quick relief during an attack. These medications should be used only as needed.
Exercise is as important for people with asthma as it is for everyone else.
Fortunately, if your asthma is worsened by exercise, there are effective medications that you can take. If asthma limits your ability to do exercise, your asthma may not be well controlled. Don't be confused. The steroids used for asthma are NOT the same as the steroids used by athletes to build their muscles. Inhaled corticosteroids help manage asthma by controlling the inflammation in your lungs.