Exercise should be an important part of your COPD treatment. WebMD tells you which four types of exercise can help you breathe a little easier – and which to avoid.

Exercise can improve shortness of breath and other COPD symptoms. Learn about the best types of exercises for COPD.

Exercising one leg at a time can improve aerobic capacity more than two-legged exercise in patients who have stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a report in the ...

If you’ve been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, you probably have shortness of breath during physical exertion. Regular exercise may seem intimidating, but it’s ...

Workouts that improve balance include single-leg stands, chair yoga, and tai chi. The COPD Foundation website offers further exercise guidance for those who can’t access in-person rehabilitation.

If you’ve been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, you probably have shortness of breath during physical exertion. Regular exercise may seem intimidating, but it’s actually ...

If you’ve been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, you probably have shortness of breath during physical exertion. Regular exercise may seem intimidating, but it’s ...

Key takeaways: Water walking/jogging, arm circles and leg and knee lifts are examples of water-based exercises. Patients with COPD should check with their doctor prior to beginning this exercise ...

Marlow says lower body endurance exercises are the "cornerstone" of a pulmonary rehabilitation program and critical for COPD patients to engage in regularly after the formal program ends.

One-legged exercise, at half the load of two-legged exercise, places the same metabolic demands on the targeted muscles but reduces the ventilatory load, enabling patients to increase work capacity.

Here are five things to remember if you have COPD and need to break the cycle of inactivity, as well as why exercise is so important for those living with COPD. 1.

Lung exercises can help improve your quality of life when you have COPD. Here are four breathing exercises to strengthen your lungs and help you breathe easier.