Objective   To ascertain the present condition of children with asthma when taking part in sports in order to provide a basis for appropriate exercise prescription for these children.    Methods   A cross-sectional investigation was performed by questionnaire to asthmatic children over 7 years old who visited our asthma control center during September 2008 to December 2008.    Results   Totally 355 asthmatic children who completed the questionnaire were enrolled. After all data were statistically analyzed

we found that 54.6% (194/355) children thought that sports could make their asthma worse

and 57.5% (204/355) parents worried about their children joining in sports. For all of the 355 cases

222 children’s teachers had a knowledge of their asthma

and 61.7% (137/222) teachers worried about these children when they took part in sports. There were 45.4% (161/355) doctors never gave advice to these children about exercise in addition. The workout of 65.6% (223/355) to 89.6% (318/355) children never reached the criterion of exercise prescription for patients with asthma advised by American. The percent of children who ever had cough

chest distress

dyspnea or gasp during exercise was 77.7% (276/355)

but 56.0% (199/355) appeared these symptoms occasionally.    Conclusion   The exercises of asthmatic children are generally not enough. The conception of children

parents

teachers and doctors is in urgent need to be updated. We need to give appropriate exercise prescription for children with asthma.