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Extensive evidence exists on the beneficial effect of training and rehabilitation programs in asthma. On the other hand, intense and repeated physical exercise may trigger transient airway narrowing, defined exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB). The prevalence of EIB has been reported to be up to 90% in asthmatic patients, reflecting the level of disease control. However, EIB may develop even in subjects without clinical asthma, particularly in athletes, children and subjects with atopy or rhinitis and following respiratory infections. The occurrence of EIB, however, can be optimally managed and should not prevent from an adequate practice of physical activity.

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Bonini, M. (2019). Asthma. In: Cogo, A., Bonini, M., Onorati, P. (eds) Exercise and Sports Pulmonology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05258-4_4

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