Tuesday, July 24, 2007

You CAN Still Be Active with Emphysema

?°I have emphysema.?± These words should be said as a fact, not as a reason to stop physical exercising. However, for countless people suffering emphysema symptoms, the thought of exercise seems implausible and perhaps even scary. But regular physical fitness is essential as part of an emphysema treatment.



The case for activity is grounded in physics: a body in motion tends to stay in motion. So, if you exercise on a regular basis, your muscles, arteries, and lungs won?ˉt have the opportunity to atrophy or stiffen from infrequent usage. And keeping your body in tip-top shape is necessary for emphysema treatment.



?°That?ˉs all well and good,?± you might say. ?°But I could never run a marathon!?± And that may be true; certainly, View the rest of this article


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