COPD and Exercise WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on COPD and Exercise
Exercise is recommended for most COPD patients in order to help improve symptoms, build energy levels, and lower blood pressure. However, because COPD patients are often fatigued and breathless, exercise is more difficult and patients must be monitored closely. Stretching exercises, cardiovascular or aerobic exercise, and strength training are all recommended for COPD patients.1
Fast Facts:
- Warming up before exercise is very important for COPD patients.2
- Varying exercise is important to keep from becoming bored, but make sure your physician approves each exercise activity.2
- Should you begin to experience pain, become nauseated, or feel weak, stop exercising immediately.2
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Cleveland Clinic: COPD Exercise and Activity Guidelines
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 American Association for Respiratory Care: Exercising Safely with COPD
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 14, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Exercise and COPD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Exercise, Exercising with COPD, What Exercise is Good for COPD, What exercise is good with COPD, What exercis is good with copd
- Last update: Apr. 26, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
