Physical activity and asthma: A longitudinal and multi-country study.

Melissa A RussellChrister JansonFrancisco Gómez RealAne JohannessenMarie WaatevikBryndis BenediktsdóttirMathias HolmEva LindbergVivi SchlünssenWasif RazaShyamali C DharmageCecilie Svanes

Published in: The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma (2017)

These findings suggest potential longer-term benefit from lighter physical activity, whilst improvement in asthma outcomes from increasing activity intensity was not evident. Additionally, it appears the benefit from physical activity may differ according to BMI.

Keyphrases

physical activity
body mass index
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
preterm infants
allergic rhinitis
sleep quality
high intensity
cystic fibrosis
depressive symptoms