Don't be discouraged from participating in intensive sports and exercise.
Many professional athletes deal with and overcome asthma.
Asthma is a treatable chronic lung disease. It can be inherited or may develop as a severe allergic reaction to pollen, viruses, dust, cigarette smoke, or other triggers. You may even be one of the many teenagers afflicted with another form of asthma that is often unexpected and only surfaces when you're enjoying yourself most. But you can have EIA even if you don't have chronic asthma. Typically, EIA symptoms occur after three to eight minutes of strenuous activity.