RESPIRATORY
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
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Question
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Exercise is not good for COPD at all.
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It is healthy.
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Your condition gets better.
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You get stronger.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Exercise, especially aerobic exercise, can: Improve your circulation and help the body better use oxygen. Improve your COPD symptoms. Build energy levels so you can do more activities without becoming tired or short of breath.
Detailed explanation-2: -If you have Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), regular exercise can help you feel better and breathe easier. Exercise strengthens the breathing muscles in your chest which helps to ease shortness of breath. Regular exercise offers many other health benefits for people living with COPD .
Detailed explanation-3: -Indeed, exercise training reduces daily symptoms of dyspnoea and fatigue, improves physical fitness, reduces symptoms of anxiety/depression and improves quality of life in patients with COPD.
Detailed explanation-4: -When you exercise, your lungs and heart are hard at work. Together, they bring oxygen into the body and deliver it to the muscles being used. This improves circulation and strengthens the tissue around your lungs, helping them function.
Detailed explanation-5: -People living with lung disease can and should get regular exercise for all the same reasons as everyone else. Your lungs and heart stay stronger, you are better able to perform the tasks of daily living and you feel better in mind and body.