Rehab is great!! I’ve been doing it for over a year. It really helps in many ways. Overall strength comes back, you learn correct breathing techniques and having others to talk to a godsend! I think it helps if you can self motivate once the class is over. I have been able to do this by keeping the same schedule. You must keep it up and keep moving!

I think the in-house situation sounds excellent. I've done the outpatient twice for 2X/week and am currently doing at home rehab with Carda Health. At any rate, exercising is the key and no matter where you exercise, it's important to keep moving.

I used to do pulmonary rehab twice a year for 6 weeks twice a week .Then our local.leisure centre put on chair classes as well and chair circuit classes fill one hour lessons .
So I now do one of each twice a week .Apart from sit to stand It's kept me going all these years I've been on end of life for past 10 years.Lung function be lucky if 20 percent . Luckily surgeon appreciates my efforts I've had the valves n which are only now slowing down after 5 years so a lung reduction next thing he intends doing .
I could have the lung transplant if wanted offer open until 72 Truthfully save the lungs for someone younger Im 68 had a good life and every morning get up to enjoy another day

Hi! @A MyCOPDTeam Member I'm doing out patient since 1 year. Soon, I go to hospital only for daily Rehab (even on week-ends), some medical exams (blood test, lung function), +psychologue, +dietetician, +social workers. It's a part of the Hospital dedicated only for Pulmonary rehab. You're right it'll be for sure healthy diet, but no-good as no taste... It doesn't matter, I'll be there only for the above reasons. Thanks! 🧸 Admission on Feb 3.

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I did the pulmonary rehab out patient they monitor your heart and lung capacity. Work out on steppers treadmills armbands and a few other things. Someone is right by your side they check your blood heart rate they have scales there to ask you how your breathe is it twice a week for 6 weeks it taught me so much to breathe threw my nose and out my mouth . Breathing threw your nose filters the air your taking in I believe. Once I finished the program I was able to join up to go to rehab twice a week and work out on what ever machine I wanted so I keep going it helps a lot with be able to get around better. For me it is awesome it’s great way to keep in shape and working those lungs.