If you have a lung condition, being active can help to improve your quality of life and help you manage your condition.
There are many different ways to be active. You can increase everyday activities like walking or gardening, join an exercise class, take part in a pulmonary rehabilitation course, or take up sports and activities like yoga, dancing and tai chi.
In order to exercise safely, speak to your Doctor, Nurse or Respiratory Physiotherapist for advice before you start.
Asthma & Lung UK – Keeping Active with a Lung Condition explains the benefits of being active and gives practical advice on how to get started.
- How you can benefit from exercising
- How to exercise safely
- How to manage breathlessness
- Warming up, stretching and cooling down before and after exercise
- Setting yourself goals
- Strength, resistance and aerobic exercises
Asthma & Lung UK Stay Active and Stay Well videos give you everything you need to start exercising. They include step-by-step aerobic and strength exercises as well as how to warm up before you start, and cool down and stretch at the end.
**Remember to speak to your Doctor, Nurse or Respiratory Physiotherapist for advice before you start exercising**