Swimming reduces asthma attacks.....do you really think so?

It actually depends on the person, I have a co-swimmer who had asthma when she was in grade school but now she doesn't experience attacks anymore. Probably because her lungs got stronger because of swimming.

I have asthma, and it's usually induced by physical exertion. Swimming was always easier for me, as it didn't include the pounding that came with running. There's no impact, and that seems to work my lungs a lot less than higher impact activities. I can sort of understand why swimming works better for some people and not others. Those with asthma that can have attacks from doing stairs are probably not going to have a good time with swimming. I think a lot of it has to do with how well you train your lungs to handle activity. Since I'm rather active, my lungs are a bit more used to the exertion, and can handle a lot more before going into an attack. My loss of breath comes from impact rather than actual exertion. Someone who typically doesn't do all that much physical activity is much more likely to get an attack when they do actually exert themselves because their body isn't used to the stress. On that line of thinking, swimming is a VERY strenuous activity, and works muscles that normal movements don't even come close to working. This can trigger asthma much more quickly than other activities. So does it reduce attacks? Yes and no. It depends on your body type, your lifestyle, your lung capacity, your physical shape, the degree of activity in the workout, and the severity of the asthma.

I guess even other exercise could help to reduces asthma attacks. I had a classmate in college who used to have asthma when he was in elementary years then when he entered high school he tried out for soccer team and guess what? With proper training he overcame his asthma and became one of varsity player for soccer. But there's no medical claim about that. From what I read in internet, there are two exercises that are considered good for asthmatic individual. The first one is swimming. It is said to be suited to asthmatic due to warm and moist air. The other one is Yoga exercise, it relaxes the mind and the body and reduces the stress at the same time and often done indoors. reference: http://asthmatreatmentcritic.com/asthma_treatment/asthma-and-exercise/exercises-for-asthmatics/

I think it depends upon the condition of the person suffering from asthma. May be sometimes swimming is good but that's not true to all who have asthmatic condition. And so, if swimming is good for a particular person, then he should do it until fully healed. But if it's not good, then he should not do it so that the condition would not worsen.

Ya u r rite. It is a complete exercise for keep u fit and healthy. It keep ur blood pressure in control and protect u from heart attack. Through swimming ur muscles become strong and it strengthen the joints. Likewise it keep ur lungs strong and protect u from any functional disorder in lungs.

Swimming does not reduce my asthma attacks at all. In fact, the exertion caused by swimming could trigger an asthma attack, making it dangerous in some cases. If someone were asthmatic, they could go into a bad attack. If there was no one able to rescue them, they could easily drown.