Judo and Exercise Induced Asthma
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I have been doing Judo actively for just over a year and a half now. Prior to that I did Karate off and on for several years, and long before that I was a wrestler. I have never had any trouble with my breathing… or so I thought.
Starting about 9 months ago, a good friend of mine in Judo started commenting on my breathing in Judo. He mentioned a wheeze in my breathing and told me I had asthma. Quite frankly, I thought he was off base. I felt great. I didn’t feel like there was anything wrong with my breathing. I disregarded his comments.
Then, more recently I had another person who was visiting our class comment on my breathing and ask how long I’ve had asthma. Although I again denied any problem breathing, it struck me that multiple people would say this. The most recent person stated that I definitely sounded as if I were having a pre-asthmatic episode.
Just to be sure, I went to the doctor. The tested my heart, and it looked good. They had me blow down some tube to see how well I could blow. I guess that normal is 300 or so, and I blew a 440. Great so far.
I have another test set up for later this week, but in the mean time they gave me an inhaler to try.
I tried it before Judo class on Thursday. The effects were staggering. I didn’t feel any different when I wasn’t pushing hard, but once we really starting working hard I did. At the point where I would normally be really winded, and take a break my lungs were amazing. I felt like such a weight had been lifted off my chest. It was really invigorating.
I hope my story might be helpful for someone else out there… I feel so much better.
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