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Lots of scientists, primarily pulmonolo- do, hapkido, judo and many others. The
gists, but also others as sport trainers right breathing implies deep breathing
and parents have been asking them- caused by diaphragm and chest move-
selves if asthma patients should take up ment. It is also important to expire com-
any sport and which would be the most pletely , which enables the next complete

convenient. It is undisputed that inten- breath. The right breathing technique is
sive training in certain circumstances practiced at the very beginning of mar-
can trigger the asthma attack or it can tial art practice and many trainers em-
increase the risk together with some phasize its importance.
other factors.

Nowadays, at the beginning of 21th cen-
tury, there is a prevailing opinion that
a certain physical activity helps fight-
ing the illness, reducing and alleviating
symptoms. The activities suggested by
physicians include swimming in warm-

er water and exercising in more humid
air, walking, yoga, workouts, short track
running, light cycling etc. The patients
should, of course, take care of the envi- MARTIAL ARTS
suggest taking up some other sports AGAINST ASTHMA ATTACKS
ronment and themselves. Doctors often

as martial arts. In fact, it is not widely
known that the exercises from martial All in all, during a sport activity the

arts are the most suitable for asthma depth of breathing is increased while
patients. There are lots of yoga exercis- respiration is reduced , thus the lungs
es in martial arts that were introduced capacity is enlarged, and circulation
by Bodhidharma in Shaolin round 520 and heart function are improved. The
AD. Martial arts require fast and explo- appropriate breathing technique re-
sive movements among which there are duces muscle tensions which causes the
short, but very useful pauses for asthma right muscular distribution. Frequent
patients. The practitioners often per- martial arts practice reduces weight.
form short running and a kind of work- Obese people have the problem that fat
outs. Most of martial arts pay attention tissues reduce breathing functions and
to a special breathing technique. Such a can cause respiratory inflammation.
technique is performed in kung- fu (chi

kung, tai chi chuan, pa qua etc.) in ka- The martial arts exercises can be per-
rate (for katas-sanchin, tensho etc.) ,in formed both inside and in the open air.
tae kwon do (forms), but also in aiki- By practicing martial arts children

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