If you’ve been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, you probably have shortness of breath during physical exertion. Regular exercise may seem intimidating, but it’s actually ...

Making some simple tweaks to exercises like walking and cycling can help you do them more easily if you have COPD. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a group of lung diseases that can ...

Finding out that you or a loved one has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can feel overwhelming. But the good news is that simple strategies for COPD self-care, along with following your ...

Pursed lip breathing is a slow breathing technique that enables a person to control how much air enters and leaves their lungs. It can help people with lung conditions such as chronic obstructive ...

If you have chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), exercise helps your lungs get stronger and work better, according to the American Lung Association (ALA). But can it reverse the effects of ...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a progressive disease in which shortness of breath is a common symptom. The feeling of breathlessness can cause panic, and even lead to a drop in your ...

The diaphragm is a large muscle that sits below the lungs and helps the lungs expand and contract. Diaphragmatic breathing is a deep breathing exercise that fully engages the diaphragm and increases ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- For those with breathing problems, exercise may seem out of the question. But they can and should be active, under the guidance of pulmonary rehab, a therapy experts at Temple ...

Labored breathing could be a sign of an underlying health condition like heart failure, COPD, or a pulmonary embolism.