Starting an exercise program begins at YOUR personal level, no one elses. If you are very debilitated and your doctor tells you to get moving. You do it in little bits at first. Even if you can only manage a minute--That is Good! Just repeat it over and over through out your day. Two stand ups instead of one, 6 steps instead of 5, leg and arm lifts in the bed or on a chair, make up your own gentle program of moves you think you need to improve. You want to walk farther without SOB...do more a step at a time. If you are lucky, you will go to pulmonary rehabilitation classes. You can do it if you check some of the sites below...and ask your doctor.
Repetitions WILL add up, Mine did. Today I walked two miles. Get going and good luck. Keep a log of your steps per day. I use a pedometer and now totally rehabed - I walked 6,733 so far today. 5 years ago? I was almost as weak as a toddler walking. After dinner I did some strides on the elliptical and by bed time my steps numbered 7,558. For those who cannot walk...find some other exercises lying down or sitting in site listed below.
roxlyngcd@comcast.net
Exercisesfrom Frail in bed to those with better lungs and health.http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-HdGpCfwjdL7iXldypdt0ZrU-?cq=1&tag=ex2
"Starting an Exercise Program"by Mary Burnshttp://www.perf2ndwind.org/html/exercise.html
The Essentials of Pulmonary Rehabilitationby Mary Burns, RN and Thomas L. Petty, M.D. and Brian Tiep, M.D.http://www.perf2ndwind.org/Essentials-2005.pdf
Being physically active has so many health benefits. So if you are thinking you can't possible fit 30 minutes or more of exercise into your daily routine, these tips from Johns Hopkins can help.If finding enough time to exercise seems too much to contemplate, remember that any exercise is better than no exercise and small steps are the key to eventually making larger changes in your habits.
http://tim-daytalklivingwithcopd.blogspot.com/2008/07/johns-hopkins-health-alert
Starting an exercise program begins at YOUR personal level, no one elses. If you are very debilitated and your doctor tells you to get moving. You do it in little bits at first. Even if you can only manage a minute--That is Good! Just repeat it over and over through out your day. Two stand ups instead of one, 6 steps instead of 5, leg and arm lifts in the bed or on a chair, make up your own gentle program of moves you think you need to improve. You want to walk farther without SOB...do more a step at a time. If you are lucky, you will go to pulmonary rehabilitation classes. You can do it if you check some of the sites below...and ask your doctor.
Repetitions WILL add up, Mine did. Today I walked two miles. Get going and good luck. Keep a log of your steps per day. I use a pedometer and now totally rehabed - I walked 6,733 so far today. 5 years ago? I was almost as weak as a toddler walking. After dinner I did some strides on the elliptical and by bed time my steps numbered 7,558. For those who cannot walk...find some other exercises lying down or sitting in site listed below.
roxlyngcd@comcast.net
Exercisesfrom Frail in bed to those with better lungs and health.http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-HdGpCfwjdL7iXldypdt0ZrU-?cq=1&tag=ex2
"Starting an Exercise Program"by Mary Burnshttp://www.perf2ndwind.org/html/exercise.html
The Essentials of Pulmonary Rehabilitationby Mary Burns, RN and Thomas L. Petty, M.D. and Brian Tiep, M.D.http://www.perf2ndwind.org/Essentials-2005.pdf
Being physically active has so many health benefits. So if you are thinking you can't possible fit 30 minutes or more of exercise into your daily routine, these tips from Johns Hopkins can help.If finding enough time to exercise seems too much to contemplate, remember that any exercise is better than no exercise and small steps are the key to eventually making larger changes in your habits.
http://tim-daytalklivingwithcopd.blogspot.com/2008/07/johns-hopkins-health-alert