Exercise your lungs

#1

We are in a mind set of health.This new attack virus which attacks our lungs.People who contact it their oxygen gets below 90.At that tome your forced on oxygen.People who do deep breathing exercises stay off ventilator.So let all learn how to and use daily to help our health and show our family’s how to.I have family who has this virus.So I know how bad it is.The ones who have least problems is the ones who have oxygen levels in high 90s.Just saying.

(charlie3) #2

A while back i got an oxymeter because it’s cheap and something else to measure. If you get one read some websites about how to interpret the results, not always simple. I can raise my my level from 95% to 100% by a few minutes of deep breathing. 6 months of walking everyday reduced overnight resting heart rate from the mid 60’s to the mid 50’s. Does the lower HR translate to better cardio vascular and lung health? Probably but…
https://www.medscape.com/answers/303239-77855/how-are-pulse-oximetry-results-interpreted-in-pulmonary-function-testing

Here’s my meter.

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#3

Do you have any suggestions for the best way to exercise the lungs?

#4

You tube has some really good excises just google also

#5

Me I walk and increase the pace or hill climb u

#6

Most lung exercises focus on breathing out, Breathe out slowly as long as you can, get all the air out of your lungs. When you have respiratory issues, the issue is not that you can’t breathe in, the issue is that you cannot expel all the air, leaving less and less room in your lung to receive the air you breathe in. Then you are “short of breath”. Also, try to do it with your diaphragm, not muscles that are higher up. You should be able to breathe in and out without your chest muscles.

The most common exercise is to breathe in through your nose, and breathe out through pursed lips for twice as long. Pay attention to your belly, or place an object on it, it should rise and fall with your breaths.

Do this 5 to 10 minutes a day.

It’s also very relaxing, but it strengthens your lungs and teaches them to deal better with situations where you are short of breath (like pneumonia etc) Learning this controlled breathing can be priceless. Remaining calm and breathing in the above fashion can save your life when you are short of breath.

#7

People with copd and asthma need to reset lung muscles witch are just the opposite almost you force air out deprive body of air to make muscles stronger deep breath hold we abuse our bodies so know we heal little steps

#8

Something I noticed while on the treadmill at the gym. The Treadmill monitors Heart rate, If I was at 125bpm and took 4 or 5 deep breaths, my bpm would drop over the next 15 seconds 5 or more bpm. I suspect that’s normal, but I was a little surprised by it.