Intensive Physical Training in Children With Bronchial Asthma

Vávra, Jan; Mácek, M; Mrzena, B; Špičák, V

doi:10.1111/j.1651-2227.1971.tb05702.x

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“…In most asthmatic children a 4to 6-min period of hard exercise triggers an attack of bronchospasm (Jones et al, 1962;Bierman et al, 1975) with deleterious effect on the training intensity. Failure to compensate for this effect may explain the failure of some intensive training programmes (Geubelle et al, 1971;Vavra et al, 1971). We avoided this effect by dividing the intensive training into short bursts of activity (Strick, 1969).…”

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“…Training programmes have been evaluated (Geubelle et al, 1971;Vavra et al, 1971;Fitch et al, 1976) for improving the poor physical fitness of asthmatic children (Fowler and Gardner, 1963;Godfrey, 1974). The disturbing effect of exercise-induced bronchospasm (Jones et al, 1962;Bierman et al, 1975) can be avoided by swimming training (Fitch et al, 1976) or by dividing the training into short bursts of activity (Strick, 1969).…”

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Effects of physical training on hormonal responses to exercise in asthmatic children.

Leisti¹,

Finnilä²,

Kiuru³

1979

Archives of Disease in Childhood

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SUMMARY A 4-month period of physical training increased the physical working capacity of 16 asthmatic children (aged between 9 -3 and 13*6 years) by a mean of 11 %. The increase was greater in boys and was negatively correlated with pretraining capacity. Urinary excretion of adrenaline, measured during a submaximal exercise test, decreased during the training period; the decrease was correlated with the increase in working capacity. Before the training period, exercise induced an increase in the plasma cortisol level; no increase was evident after training. In contrast, the training did not affect the exercise-induced increase in the plasma growth hormone level.

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Effects of physical training on hormonal responses to exercise in asthmatic children.

Leisti¹,

Finnilä²,

Kiuru³

1979

Archives of Disease in Childhood

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“…Several authors have described marked physical and/or psychological improvements following endurance training of asthmatic children (3)(4)(5)(6)(7), but few studies have demonstrated a beneficial effect on EIB. Oseid & Haaland (3) showed that, in some children, a 3-month conditioning programme resulted in a much slighter fall i n pulmonary function following exercise, whereas Fitch et al (5) found that the severity of EIB was unchanged after 5 months of swimming training of asthmatic children, despite an increase in working capacity.…”

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Effect of Physical Training on Exercise‐induced Bronchoconstriction

Henriksen

Nielsen

1983

Acta Paediatrica

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A 6-week period of physical training of 28 asthmatic children reduced the exercise-induced percentage fall in peak expiratory flow (from baseline) from 44 +/- 4% (mean +/- SE) to 30 +/- 4%. Resting pulmonary function was unchanged. Resting and maximum heart rate (submaximal treadmill running) and postexercise plasma lactate were all lowered by training. The individual values for exercise-induced bronchoconstriction and postexercise plasma lactate correlated positively before and after training. Furthermore, the training-induced reduction in these parameters correlated. In 14 asthmatic children, who served as controls, exercise-induced bronchoconstriction and physical fitness remained unchanged during a comparable period. The study demonstrates a beneficial effect of endurance training on exercise-induced bronchoconstriction and working capacity.

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“…117 Thus, Nickerson and associates 112 reported an 11% increase in 12-minute run distance but no change of cycle ergometer performance or pulmonary function following a training program that involved 4 runs of up to 3.2 km per week for 6 weeks. In some studies, the prescribed dose of exercise has lacked the frequency 109,118 or the intensity 119,120 at which a training response might reasonably be anticipated. A further important interstudy variable has undoubtedly been the initial physical condition of the children, long recognized as an important determinant of the training response.…”

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Lifestyle and the Respiratory Health of Children

Shephard

2010

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

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This article offers a review of the potential influences of personal lifestyle on respiratory health in children, looking at both healthy individuals and those with respiratory disorders. As with many aspects of health, regular physical activity, an appropriate diet, and avoidance of obesity and cigarette smoke all contribute to optimal development of the healthy child. An active lifestyle is associated with greater static and dynamic lung volumes, greater efficiency of the ventilatory process, and an optimization of breathing patterns. The risk of upper respiratory infections is also reduced in those maintaining a moderate level of physical activity. Maternal smoking during pregnancy, as well as active and passive smoking, all have an adverse influence on lung function in the child, the largest effects being on dynamic lung volumes. The risk of developing asthma seems reduced in children who maintain a normal body mass and are physically active. A program of graded physical activity is of therapeutic value in a number of established respiratory conditions, including asthma, cystic fibrosis, and ventilatory impairment from neuromuscular disorders. Exercise carries a slight risk of fatalities from asthma and anaphylactic reactions. In designing an optimal physical activity program, it is also important to guard against the hazards of deep oronasal breathing, including the precipitation of bronchospasm by the inhalation of cold, dry air and pollens; an increased exposure to atmospheric pollutants (reducing and oxidant smog, fine and ultra-fine particulates, and carbon monoxide); and possible long-term dangers from chlorine derivatives in the atmosphere of indoor swimming pools.

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Intensive Physical Training in Children With Bronchial Asthma

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Effects of physical training on hormonal responses to exercise in asthmatic children.

Effects of physical training on hormonal responses to exercise in asthmatic children.

Effect of Physical Training on Exercise‐induced Bronchoconstriction

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