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General Category => Health/Education => Topic started by: rangerrebew on September 16, 2017, 12:22:05 pm
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What Are the Best Forms of Exercise for COPD Patients?
Stretching, strengthening and building endurance can all improve your quality of life.
By Elaine K. Howley, Contributor |Sept. 15, 2017, at 9:52 a.m.
If you’ve been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, you probably know that exercise is a key component of managing this progressive, incurable lung disease that makes it difficult to breathe. The COPD Foundation reports that “exercise itself cannot reverse COPD, but it can change the way you feel, breathe and function.”
http://health.usnews.com/health-care/patient-advice/articles/2017-09-15/what-are-the-best-forms-of-exercise-for-copd-patients