If you do less exercise or activity you will become deconditioned. Your muscles weaken and lose bulk including the muscles you need for breathing and the large muscles in your legs and arms. You will become more breathless as you do less activity. If you continue to be inactive you will feel worse, need more […]
Put all the clothes you need together before you start. You could do this the day before or at a time when you have more energy. Choose clothes which are easier to put on. Stretch fabrics, loose fitting with few fastenings are often best. Polo type shirts are very easy. Slip on shoes, loose fitting […]
Not every child will have all of these symptoms. If you notice any of them you should seek help right away: Disturbed sleep due to symptoms. Troublesome cough. Coughing spasms. Cough until they gag or vomit. A wheeze which can clearly be heard. Tummy or ribs visibly sucking in when breathing. Lethargic / sleepy / […]
These are just some health benefits as soon as you quit smoking After 20 minutes – Blood pressure and pulse improve. After 8 hours – Oxygen levels in the blood improve. After 1 day – Lungs start to clear out mucous and other debris. After 2 days – Sense of taste and smell starts to […]
Breathing is an active process and supplies your body with the oxygen it needs and rids it of carbon dioxide so it can stay in balance. The more oxygen your body needs, the harder your lungs work and the more breathless you can become. When you stop being active your breathing should return to normal […]
Think how you felt getting dressed this morning, or climbing the stairs. Did it make you feel breathless? Did it worry you? Your air passages are damaged so air does not flow in and out so easily. Your breathing muscles may not be working so well. Your arm and leg muscles may get tired. It […]
Think back to the Olympic athletes or other sports people you have seen. Do they look breathless at the end of a race or a football match? Do they look worried about this? This was normal breathlessness. This kind of breathlessness does not cause harm. When we sit still, our breathing is quieter, slower, gentler. […]
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