Exercise-induced asthma is the type where cough, wheezing and chest tightness appear during or right after exercise. Cold air and dry air are triggers.

Korean medicine treatment approaches it by looking at the overall state of airway hypersensitivity together with stamina.

However, the most practical thing in this type is adjusting the way you exercise. Raising the intensity gradually with sufficient warm-up, and covering the area around the mouth with a mask or scarf to warm the air when exercising in cold air, helps. Exercise in a humid environment, such as swimming, is known to be relatively less triggering.

If you have been prescribed an inhaler to use preventively before exercise, please continue using it. Exercising with adjustment is better than avoiding exercise altogether.