Living with asthma
Don't let asthma stop you living your life. Our advice can help you stay well
- Having asthma at work
- Travel
- Exercise and activities
- Could weight loss help your asthma?
- Fasting and asthma
- Financial support
- Asthma and leaving home
- Seasonal celebrations
- Music and asthma
- Sex and relationships
- Supporting friends or colleagues with asthma
Living with asthma
This section looks at how your asthma may affect your life - from work and finances to exercise and travel.
In our 2016 annual asthma care survey, nearly a third of people said their symptoms prevented them from doing the things they love in their spare time. But asthma doesn't have to stop you getting on with your life. Whatever your day involves, our tips and advice can help you stay well with your asthma, reduce your risk of an asthma attack and live life to the full.
Find out how you can make sure your asthma is under control at work, at home or on holiday. There's also information to support you when you're:
- exercising
- losing weight
- fasting for religious reasons
- leaving home
- enjoying special times of the year, such as Christmas, New Year, Bonfire Night and summer music festivals.
We know that having asthma can affect the whole family, so we’ve collected advice for the parents of a child with asthma.
If your friend or colleague has asthma, you’ll find helpful tips about supporting them here.
And if you’ve been diagnosed with severe asthma, we have lots of pages about how to make life easier, plus there’s a useful round-up of tips and ideas if you’re caring for someone with severe asthma.
Last updated October 2016
Next review due October 2019
