Increase Asthma Dance Quality of Life!

In addition to the medication, asthma can be treated with exercises. Namanya callisthenics asthma. Fair 3 times a week, people with the disease that can not be cured it can still maintain the quality of life.

Therefore expressed the Chairman of the Board of Asthma Indonesia (DAI) Prof. dr Faisal Yunus, PhD, SPP (K), FCCP meet the press at the World Asthma Day 2009 with the theme "You Can Control Your Asthma, act now!" Friendship Hospital in Jakarta, Monday (4 / 5).

"Gymnastics is created in 1985," said Faisal I who was also Chairman of the Asthma Foundation of Indonesia (Yai), as parties who manage asthma exercises.

Callisthenics this long, he said, initially 45 minutes. Senamnya movement consists of the opening of its own, followed by movement and the movement's core A core B. After that, there is movement aerobic cooling ago.

According to Faisal, acrobatics show positive results. This is shown with the results of research on people who perform acrobatics with asthma patients who do not do this. "After a year doing the exercises that they do calisthenics three times a week showed reduced asthma attacks. Medicine are also reduced. While they are not of the exercises," said Faisal.

See the positive impact of these exercises, then the asthma sufferer Yai to propose that the length of time is enhanced acrobatics. Then, in 1994 and 2003 exercises asthma is revised. Special for 2003 callisthenics asthma duration time to 1 hour. That distinguish the previous exercises, the version of 2003 has 3 aerobic movement. "For heavy asmanya still only do one aerobic, aerobic wear asthma are 2, that is good as the normal to the (movement) 3 aerobic," said Faisal.

They are involved in these exercises is a 2003 asthma doctor tuberculosis, doctors Haryo Tilarso as sports doctors, medical rehabilitation doctor, fisioterapis, trainer and acrobatics.

Senam asthma is very helpful because, according to the Head of respiration-Rehabilitation Medical Faculty of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Indonesia (FKUI) RS Cipto Mangunkusumo josefacastro Husdwinuringtyas, many exercises using leg muscles. According to him, the leg muscles are the biggest muscles. If this is driven so the lungs inflate and flexible akan ago thorax cage easy to move so that the oxygen needs met.

Gymnastics is created because, according to josefacastro, people with asthma should not be haphazard sport. Sports that are even trigger asthma. Sports acrobatics is the recommended course, asthma, walking, running small, and ride a bicycle. "Even if the exercises are very helpful for people with asthma, treatment must still be done," said Faisal.