If youre living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), one of the best ways to help manage shortness of breath and improve your quality of life is to do breathing exercises. Here, well ...

Mark Courtney, RRT, has been a respiratory therapist for over four decades. He worked with hospitalized patients with lung cancer for 25 years and now serves as a manager at the HelpLine for the ...

Struggling with long COVID symptoms? New research confirms that pulmonary rehabilitation can restore lung function, reduce fatigue, and improve quality of life—especially with targeted exercises over ...

I will never forget the first time I went out for a run with a mask on. I made it less than a mile before I was out of breath and I had to turn around to walk home. It was clear that my lung capacity ...

When you think of lung cancer treatment, what comes to mind—chemotherapy, radiation, surgery? While these can be crucial, there's another powerful tool that's often overlooked: exercise. Our recent ...

Knowing the best types of exercise for people with IPF can help you enjoy your workouts and stay healthy and safe. Be sure to check with your doctor before starting a new exercise regimen, especially ...

Focusing on your breath can help keep you in the present moment and avoid a wandering mind. Try box, 4-7-8, diaphragmatic, or mindfulness breathing during your next manic episode. Breathing is vital ...

In our ongoing quest for greater productivity, we often overlook one of the most powerful and accessible tools we have: our breath. Breathing is an automatic process, yet we can unlock a range of ...

Regular physical exercise exerts profound effects on pulmonary host defence and repair mechanisms in the context of lung injury. Through modulation of the innate immune response, exercise can ...