Q I’ve heard that running can improve asthma, but I suffer from exercise-induced asthma, especially after pushing myself. Will it improve with regular training? A Asthma is a tightening of the small breathing tubes in the lungs. The tubes

was still just plodding along. I really enjoyed the day and cherish my medal as it was a long struggle, with severe asthma problems nearly forcing me to pull out at mile 20 and me crying my eyes out because I didn't want to stop seen that I got that far

and targets, and enter events? How do you help a 12-year-old through the low times and disappointment?"– Raymond McMillan (by email)Your best answersMake it an enjoyable family activityMy two daughters aged 11 and 14 have come running with me – just light

in an attempt to preserve my physical fitness while my mental health was deteriorating. Add in two knee injuries and the emergence of exercise induced asthma and my challenge is massive. Despite the downs the rewards are also so much greater than I imagined

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appropriately, which means 150-350ml of fluid – preferably a carbohydrate drink – for every 15-20 minutes of running. To do this, take your favourite drink on the run, or stash it along your route. And sniff out all the available water along the way – and use it

and there are no side effects. Problems start to occur if excessive dosages are taken. The recommended dosage for Panax is 100mg standardised extract twice daily, two weeks on and two weeks off. The usual dosage of standardised extract for Siberian ginseng is 150-450mg

long. By mile 6-7 the sun was really beginning to pound down and along with my asthma (which is always worse in cities) I have to say I walked for about a minute. I was dissappointed as I had hoped to run at least 15 miles non-stop but I found the heat

") and the thought of missing out on a medal kept me going."—Sarah Ficken, 5:36Convinced you want to try it? 2008 entries close on October 19, 2007. Here's how to enter

a heavier breathing rate. "Wearing a face mask or scarf can increase the humidity and warming of the air before you breathe it," adds Jones. A vitamin C supplement may help, too. An Indiana University study found that participants who took 1,500