A 12-month, home-based exercise program improved exercise capacity and patient-perceived fitness in adults with COPD but did not affect dyspnea, according to new data published in Chest.&ldquo ...

The exercise program did not improve dyspnea but improved functional capacity and helped patients feel better.

Tailoring your exercise program to your body It’s important to speak with a doctor about personalizing exercise for your specific form of COPD.

In a new study, Collins and her colleagues tested whether a computer program they're developing could reduce the amount of air trapping during exercise among COPD patients.

Moreover, COPD patients showed greater improvements in dyspnea and quality of life (QOL) resulting from the inclusion of arm exercise in their training than from general exercise programs. [34, 35 ...