Suppleness
We know that if you are more flexible daily tasks such as bending and reaching are easier. This will also help you to improve your posture which means your lungs will work better.
Strengthening
This will increase the load that your muscles can cope with. We know that having stronger muscles will mean that you are less breathless during activity. Strengthening exercises may involve working against your own body weight, for example squats (bending at the knees to a squatting position while standing), or it may involve using external weights, for example hand or ankle weights.
Stamina
These exercises help your heart and your lungs by making them work a bit harder. You will feel breathless during these exercises – this is normal. For more information please see our section on Pulmonary Rehab. Cardiovascular exercise may include walking, cycling or running – any activity that makes you breathless!
Strengthening
