Compared with previous studies that have investigated
the effects of land-based exercise training in asthma,
this study has a number of strengths: (i) the study cohort
comprised middle-aged and older adults with FAOA – a
cohort not previously examined; (ii) the rigorous study
design with the inclusion of a 3-week run-in period ensured
that subjects had stable asthma prior to randomisation
and collection of baseline data, and (iii) the outcome
measures included both disease-specific and generic
QOL measures and mood state. Such outcome measures
have not been collected in previous randomised controlled
trials of exercise training in asthma, despite now
being generally considered as important measures for
asthma management [7] .