Exercise twice a day

[Briancoombs]

I’ve had COPD for some time now .

I stopped the fags long ago but as we all know the damaged has taken over.

But having said that I decided to do more than take pills and inhalers

I do exercises with weighs Not over doing it, then take inhalers def helps

I understand not everyone can do it

Have a go it might Help

[mrsmummy]

Good advice Briancoombs.

[2greys]

My consultant told me "The more you do, the more you can do" and he is right.

[Briancoombs in reply to 2greys]

Oh yes he def not wrong

[O2Trees]

I do weight lifting (though not at the moment as this morning went down with bronchitis). I do it 2 or 3 times a week, lifting 4k weights each side. Although I need oxygen for walking or other aerobic activities, I can do the weights with no oxygen at all, in fact sometimes it goes up. Weird, but I enjoy it. Glad it's helping you Brian.

[sassy59 in reply to O2Trees]

Feel better soon O2. Xxx

[O2Trees in reply to sassy59]

Thanks sassy xx

[Lilian226 in reply to O2Trees]

Hope you feel better soon O2. You do very well with the weights, I can just manage the 2kgs! I wouldn't call mine weight lifting, just sit in a chair and do it whilst watching TV. One of the reasons I do it is because I want to continue lifting myself in and out of the bath. Lilian xxxxx

[O2Trees in reply to Lilian226]

Use it or lose it Lilian. And it doesnt matter what you call it, it's doing you good x

[sassy59]

Keep going, you’re doing well by the sound of it. Xxx

[Briancoombs in reply to sassy59]

Thank you. It’s not a cure I will be always Breathless. I have regular check ups with the local COPD Team . This what I have thanks to the government in the fifties

Saying smoking is good for you pity they can’t see us now.

What the results turned out .

How I stopped the fags was I

Kept on getting chest infections

Same ambulance lady came she said oh blimey not you again

That was fifthteen years ago

From that day on .

Never had another fag since I stopped after 40 years of puffing how I did that please don’t ask

Well it was Easy

[sassy59 in reply to Briancoombs]

I know what you mean, imlist my dad and father in law to smoking. They were of a generation that thought it was cool to smoke.

Stay as well as you can. My husband Pete hasn’t smoked since 1991 and he has COPD, sarcoidosis and heart disease.

Take care xxxx

[Briancoombs in reply to sassy59]

My dad smoked as well

Fags didn’t .he was blown

Up by the Japs in Singapore at 22

[sassy59 in reply to Briancoombs]

Oh that’s very sad. Xx

[Badbessie]

There are lots of exercises that you can do inside. Have you tried YouTube? I found some excellent exercises on there.

[Putsywillow1]

Definitely, excercises helps tremendously - just check with your doctor. If there is pulmonary rehab available, go for it! Yes, Utube has some good breathing excercises. It all helps. Good luck & stay in touch. Cheers.