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COPD: Why Exercise?
Tinster4 posted:
COPD and Exercise: Breathing and Exercise Programs for COPD If you have trouble breathing, exercise may be the last thing you feel like doing. But exercises for COPD can help your breathing, allowing you to stay as active as possible and improving your quality of life. Before beginning with a COPD exercise program, be sure to talk with your doctor or other health care provider.
How Exercises for COPD Can Help YouExercise -- especially exercise that works your lungs and heart -- has many benefits for those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Exercise can:
How Exercises for COPD Can Help YouExercise -- especially exercise that works your lungs and heart -- has many benefits for those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Exercise can:
- Improve how well your body uses oxygen, which is important since people with COPD use more energy to breathe than other people do.
- Decrease your symptoms and improve your breathing.
- Strengthen your heart, lower your blood pressure, and improve your circulation.
- Improve your energy, making it possible to stay more active.
- Improve your sleep and make you feel more relaxed.
- Help you maintain a healthy weight.
- Enhance your mental and emotional outlook.
- Reduce your social isolation, if you exercise with others.
- Strengthen your bones.
6 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:COPD: Why Exercise?COPD and Exercise: Breathing and Exercise Programs for COPD If you have trouble breathing, exercise may be the last thing you feel like doing. But exercises for COPD can help your breathing, allowing you to stay as active as possible and improving your quality of life. Before beginning with a COPD exercise program, be sure to talk with your doctor or other health care provider.<br /> How Exercises for COPD Can Help YouExercise -- especially exercise that works your lungs and heart -- has many benefits for those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Exercise can:<br /><br /> <ul><li>Improve how well your body uses oxygen, which is important since people with COPD use more energy to breathe than other people do.</li><li>Decrease your symptoms and improve your breathing.</li><li>Strengthen your heart, lower your blood pressure, and improve your circulation.</li><li>Improve your energy, making it possible to stay more active.</li><li>Improve your sleep and make you feel more relaxed.</li><li>Help you maintain a healthy weight.</li><li>Enhance your mental and emotional outlook.</li><li>Reduce your social isolation, if you exercise with others.</li><li>Strengthen your bones.</li></ul>
JACKDAN81 responded:
Report This| Share this:COPD: Why Exercise?<b><s>JACKDAN1@EMBARQMAIL.COM</s></b> <br /><b><s><br /></s></b><br /><b><s>IWAS NEVER INFORMED OF THE DOES AND DON'TS. WOULD APPRECIATE TO BE BROUGHT UP TO DATE. AM GOING THROUGH ANOTHER ATTACK OF COPD AT THIS TIME . DOING WHAT DOC ADVISED.</s></b>
buckwing responded:
I agree, with the benefits of exercise. After a nasty exacerbation in Jan.2009, I began to lose weight at an alarming rate. My Dr. wanted me to go to pulmonary rehab. I kept resisting. I couldn. 't understand how exercise would help me gain wt,but it did. I better utilize oxygen therefore not wasting calories. I even do some sort of exercise when I am ill. You can always exercise even laying down in bed. I looked like a corpse who everyone thought was dying of cancer. I can't run any marathons but I can walk on flat and do a variety of exercises or activities on a good day. Keep moving. You rest you rust! I am living proof!
Report This| Share this:COPD: Why Exercise?I agree, with the benefits of exercise. After a nasty exacerbation in Jan.2009, I began to lose weight at an alarming rate. My Dr. wanted me to go to pulmonary rehab. I kept resisting. I couldn. 't understand how exercise would help me gain wt,but it did. I better utilize oxygen therefore not wasting calories. I even do some sort of exercise when I am ill. You can always exercise even laying down in bed. I looked like a corpse who everyone thought was dying of cancer. I can't run any marathons but I can walk on flat and do a variety of exercises or activities on a good day. Keep moving. You rest you rust! I am living proof!
lungexercises responded:
Couldn't agree more with you Tinster4. I hope people read and follow the advice you provided.
For those of you who are having trouble breathing, I highly recommend watching these lung exercises videos.
http://www.youtube.com/user/lungexercise
A friend of ours was recently diagnosed with lung cancer
and these videos helped her immensely with increasing her lung capacity and cope up with her breathing problems.
For those of you who are having trouble breathing, I highly recommend watching these lung exercises videos.
http://www.youtube.com/user/lungexercise
A friend of ours was recently diagnosed with lung cancer
and these videos helped her immensely with increasing her lung capacity and cope up with her breathing problems.Report This| Share this:COPD: Why Exercise?Couldn't agree more with you Tinster4. I hope people read and follow the advice you provided.<br /><br />For those of you who are having trouble breathing, I highly recommend watching these lung exercises videos. <br /><br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/lungexercise">http://www.youtube.com/user/lungexercise</a> <br /><br />A friend of ours was recently diagnosed with lung cancer <img src="http://img.webmd.com/community/images/frown.gif" align="top" border="0"> and these videos helped her immensely with increasing her lung capacity and cope up with her breathing problems.
An_187311 responded:
I was diagnosed with COPD ten years ago. It was a shock and I must admit it knocked me back quite a bit. A having to take early retirement on medical grounds I became very reclusive. I was spending most of my time watching tc on the computer. The only time I went out was to walk my dog..I was putting on weight , getting fat and lazy.
However I finally started going to the gym and have done so for the past two years. Although II do quite a lot of cardio I also include some weights. I am making some progrss but still feel frustrated as I don't seem to be making the progress I feel I should. I will be 69 years old in May (DV) so perhaps I'm expecting too much! I have put my name down to run/walk? 5k in May. At present on the treadmill I have reduced my time from 45 mins. to 35 mins. in about three months so I hope to take no longer than 45 mins.I will keep you posted if your interested. Bye for now.
Jack
However I finally started going to the gym and have done so for the past two years. Although II do quite a lot of cardio I also include some weights. I am making some progrss but still feel frustrated as I don't seem to be making the progress I feel I should. I will be 69 years old in May (DV) so perhaps I'm expecting too much! I have put my name down to run/walk? 5k in May. At present on the treadmill I have reduced my time from 45 mins. to 35 mins. in about three months so I hope to take no longer than 45 mins.I will keep you posted if your interested. Bye for now.
Jack
Report This| Share this:COPD: Why Exercise?I was diagnosed with COPD ten years ago. It was a shock and I must admit it knocked me back quite a bit. A having to take early retirement on medical grounds I became very reclusive. I was spending most of my time watching tc on the computer. The only time I went out was to walk my dog..I was putting on weight , getting fat and lazy.<br />However I finally started going to the gym and have done so for the past two years. Although II do quite a lot of cardio I also include some weights. I am making some progrss but still feel frustrated as I don't seem to be making the progress I feel I should. I will be 69 years old in May (DV) so perhaps I'm expecting too much! I have put my name down to run/walk? 5k in May. At present on the treadmill I have reduced my time from 45 mins. to 35 mins. in about three months so I hope to take no longer than 45 mins.I will keep you posted if your interested. Bye for now.<br />Jack
nsclchelp responded:
For those with COPD, lung cancer or other breathing disorders, it is important to do everything possible to help. Exercise is a big part of that. We found that these exercises (developed by a pulmonary clinical nurse specialist) help improve my mom's breathing. You can find them on youtube and search "lungexercise". Hope they help others.
Best wishes
http://www.youtube.com/user/lungexercise
Best wishes
http://www.youtube.com/user/lungexercise
Report This| Share this:COPD: Why Exercise?For those with COPD, lung cancer or other breathing disorders, it is important to do everything possible to help. Exercise is a big part of that. We found that these exercises (developed by a pulmonary clinical nurse specialist) help improve my mom's breathing. You can find them on youtube and search "lungexercise". Hope they help others.<br /><br />Best wishes<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/lungexercise">http://www.youtube.com/user/lungexercise</a>
robinsoo responded:
Will P90X or perhaps Insanity home workout technique perfectly match a person's requirements? You will find particular variations throughout each of the exercise routine programs and in this write-up We will probably be commenting on plus checking out each one of them.
We will start out with just one of the important variables: expense. The initial expense of each work out program would be the very same, 119 $. P90X nevertheless added in costs which come along with it. A lot of these included costs will need to not necessarily be discouraging factor mainly because P90X is developed to focus on various areas of your overall body plus supply you with much more various outcomes as opposed to Insanity course.
P90X is actually a method that is developed to help strengthen equally your own cardiovascular system health plus your own power. There are half a dozen workouts per week. Three of these can be muscle workouts and also the other three will be cardiovascular system workout sessions.
The extra costs that can come in addition to P90X consists of acquiring stretch bands along with a pull-up bar. A few may possibly have dumbbells spread all-around their home thus this cost will not be problem for them.
We will start out with just one of the important variables: expense. The initial expense of each work out program would be the very same, 119 $. P90X nevertheless added in costs which come along with it. A lot of these included costs will need to not necessarily be discouraging factor mainly because P90X is developed to focus on various areas of your overall body plus supply you with much more various outcomes as opposed to Insanity course.
P90X is actually a method that is developed to help strengthen equally your own cardiovascular system health plus your own power. There are half a dozen workouts per week. Three of these can be muscle workouts and also the other three will be cardiovascular system workout sessions.
The extra costs that can come in addition to P90X consists of acquiring stretch bands along with a pull-up bar. A few may possibly have dumbbells spread all-around their home thus this cost will not be problem for them.
Report This| Share this:COPD: Why Exercise?Will P90X or perhaps Insanity home workout technique perfectly match a person's requirements? You will find particular variations throughout each of the exercise routine programs and in this write-up We will probably be commenting on plus checking out each one of them.<br /><br />We will start out with just one of the important variables: expense. The initial expense of each work out program would be the very same, 119 $. P90X nevertheless added in costs which come along with it. A lot of these included costs will need to not necessarily be discouraging factor mainly because P90X is developed to focus on various areas of your overall body plus supply you with much more various outcomes as opposed to Insanity course.<br /><br /> P90X is actually a method that is developed to help strengthen equally your own cardiovascular system health plus your own power. There are half a dozen workouts per week. Three of these can be muscle workouts and also the other three will be cardiovascular system workout sessions.<br /><br />The extra costs that can come in addition to <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.p90x-workout-schedule.net/">P90X</a> consists of acquiring stretch bands along with a pull-up bar. A few may possibly have dumbbells spread all-around their home thus this cost will not be problem for them.
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