Asthma is easily the most common chronic respiratory condition on our planet. In simple terms : asthma involves irritated airways in the lungs that will cause breathing difficulties for the sufferer. Sadly diagnosing the condition is still not an easy task, especially when it involves children. And children are a group that are more often affected than adults. If untreated asthma can lead to several complications. It seems that asthma is becoming more common, is that because our diagnosing methods are more efficient than in the past? Or is it because our environment is becoming ever more polluted? Thousands in the US alone die each year of asthma-related causes. Other than environmental causes science has linked the lack of childhood respiratory-related illnesses that we encounter in modern times as a possible cause of the increased development of asthma in Western populations. Interestingly an increase in autism has been linked to a similar cause in recent studies.

There are ways to minimize asthma problems by learning to breath properly. This is of great importance to those who suffer from this condition. It can actually make your life a whole lot easier and pleasurable. By training to strengthen the muscles of the upper body one can improve air circulation. If you develop a good technique you will be able to avoid shallow breathing and overworking your muscles. If an attack occurs those muscles will also help in controlling it, so get working on training those specific muscles! Good breathing techniques will assist in preventing asthma attacks. Will it completely wipe out any attack? No, but surely avoiding just 1 attack makes it a worthwhile effort? Exercising in general, and training all your body's muscles is very beneficial to your health. But before you can do that you will need to know how to properly operate the machines that control your breathing. Your body is a complex machine but with good training you will be able to get more out of your life.