My pulmonary re-hab was twice a week for an hour each time, the techs show you how to use exercise equipment, breathing exercising, a 6 Minute walking test, weight lifting, and just teaching basic knowledge of this disease, I went twice, for a total of 72 sessions, and it helps. Good luck to you.
It's a great place to go to learn about different things that can benefit you to some it's hard to get into due to insurance think of it as a week's vacation paid
Faith Larkins, I have a pulmonary rehab therapist that comes to my home, twice a week. Does exercises to try to improve my ability to do more. Walking 3 minutes is a challenge for me now. I have stage 4 COPD, but determined to stay as active as I can. Must have the "use it or lose it" attitude. Also "smile and the world smiles with you, cry and you will cry alone".
Stay positive, do what you can while you can.🤗🥰
I was doing preliminary rehab it was great. My copays were almost 200 a month. I was on oxygen and I was there for about 45 minutes two times a week I was doing cardio and weights. Now I'm going to be joining a gym there won't be any oxygen there but I'll just take things a little slower. Wish me luck
My pulmonary rehab was less intensive and done in my home in Canada for 8 weeks they did the same things basically taught me chair exercises breathing exercises got me a wheelchair for outings. They left me with handouts of the information they have taught me.
I would Google pulmonary rehab in your area or the American Lung Association. The biggest takeaway is breathing in for a count of three and breathing out for a count of six with pursed lips like blowing out a candle 🕯 I use this constantly during the day - if I'm short of breath or exercising( I turn up my oxygen for exertion as well)
Using the pursed lip breathing is key but can be a count of four and eight or six and 12 so long as you breathe out twice as long as you breathe in