Pulmonary exercises

[Alice70]

One year ago I attended pulmonary rehab which was really good ,when left to do my exercise at home after the six weeks were up ,fell of the wagon ,my gp has enlisted me agian there is a forty week waiting list ,i remember feeling much better after those classes ,i have been looking on the internet for lung exercises u tube ect ,haven't found a suitable one ,blf have sent me a disc twice ,but they both are not recorded very well they keep stopping and starting ,i need to do something as feeling down in myself lately, has anyone found a good one on internet ,appreciate it if you will let me know

[fidgetandscooter]

Can you remember any of the exercises that you did at PR? Remember all the exercises are based on regular movements that you would do at home.

[Alice70 in reply to fidgetandscooter]

I do remember some scooter ,would like to watch those exercises on screen ,as I think it would be more encouraging, BLF has sent me two DVDs they would be great if they were running properly ,it would be great if this DVD was on u tube,the two DVDs were one of the same ,they both stall in the same place

[etheal]

Hi Alice 70

Where i live we have a excesise class every thursday from a lady we do sit down excesises or standing if we can there for heart and lung we have good fun you could find out if theres anything like that near you

Hope you get on ok

[Alice70 in reply to etheal]

Yes Ethel I will check this out this morning ,thank you

[etheal in reply to Alice70]

Hi Alice 70

The excersises we do we use theses elastic type bands you can get them on amazon there differant strengths pluss we do press ups lol no not on the floor but against a wall, losts of old fashion type excersises body twisting if you remember the green goddes type excersises she did on t v and im on oxygen but as i said we do them as fast or as slowly as we can

Etheal x

[Hacienda]

Morning Alice, Can you find a Local " Breathe Easy Class" online. We created our Group so to continue the PR Exercises, this was over 4 years ago and we are still going strong, I do go to PR classes and BE Classes to live longer. So far So Good. I do have Equipment at Home, But it is harder to maintain a Home Plan, so off I go with my Oxygen Twice a week. You can request a PR CD for exercise from BLF, Look it up. Good Luck Hun. xxx

[Alice70 in reply to Hacienda]

Just checked this out the nearest one to me is 35 miles away about 70 miles there and back ,to far ,I am going to ring PR in my area this morning maybe they will direct me to excise class while I'm waiting for them ,thanks Hacienda

[Aingeful]

I fell off the wagon too!! Let's get back on it together! I was given a booklet with a chart to record my exercises at home.I got it out again yesterday. I bought a second hand stepper and have a foot exercise bike. I have recorded my favourite music to move to. I already had some weights,the other exercises were wall press ups and chair raises. I am starting again today (slowly!!😀) Good luck!

[peter06]

Try this you tube one.................

youtube.com/watch?v=j9Og5r0...(Not working as expected?)

[Alice70 in reply to peter06]

Thank you Peter found a good one this morning through blf

[Response]

With the caveat that I am not an expert and don't know these sources validity and your condition, I used these links to help with my mum's Bronchiectasis. The video on youtube seems to be a reputable source and specific for Bronchiectasis

youtube.com/watch?v=vz2ruFd...(Not working as expected?)

bronchiectasis.com.au/physi...

[Alice70 in reply to Response]

This is a good vidio as I have bronchiecstasis, thank you

[Response in reply to Alice70]

Great.

There is also a piece of equipment that my mum got this week called an Acapella which is shown in the link below which the physio said does the same thing as the active cycle of breathing. You may or may not get this prescribed on the NHS. It seems to help too so I'm doing both with my mum.

uhs.nhs.uk/Media/Controlled...

[Whitechinchilla]

Alice70, the exercises are in the BLF booklet, YOUR EXERCISE HANDBOOK. Perhaps you could request it.

I’m sure you will remember them very quickly.

It’s tough to do them at home, but persevere. No pain. No gain 😉

[Alice70 in reply to Whitechinchilla]

Found a vidio ,putting a post up for all to read, thank you

[Bronc22]

Here are some sites to try for exercises. I use oxygen when doing all my exercises. The first site is informative about breathing.

The best part of all the sites are that you choose what you can do seated or standing. This is all about movement and trying some that seem simple but they get our bodies going and using some muscles we have not really used in awhile. I hope this helps.

how and why we breathe

youtube.com/watch?v=fDUAIiO...(Not working as expected?)

open chest expansion

youtube.com/watch?v=iIrAUL_...(Not working as expected?)

lung exer

Lung Exercises For People With Breathing Problems

youtube.com/watch?v=TR-aYFW...(Not working as expected?)

seated exercises

youtube.com/watch?v=VR7QnSn...(Not working as expected?)

seated exercises

m.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgy_e...(Not working as expected?)

[Alice70 in reply to Bronc22]

Thank you for videos bronc ,also found a good one through blf

[soulboy118]

Try tai chi alice to keep your fitness up until your next pul rehab class

[Alice70 in reply to soulboy118]

Thank you soul boy found good vidio now