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Diagnosed For Pulmonary Fibrosis (COPD, Over Weight. Calorie Intake Is As Per Recommendation. Weight Loss?
5 years ago I was diagnosed with Pulmonary Fibrosis (COPD) short for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A condition that restricts shortness of breath following exertion, and was wrongly advised to take a more sedentary lifestyle. Consequently I went from very active 154 lb to 210 lb fat couch potato !
18 months ago I began a cardio fitness regime to assist the breathing condition and to lose the extra weight.
I am currently down to 176 lb. But have lost quite a lot of muscle along the way, leaving a lot of body fat?
However, I am now more concerned with losing this body fat rather than the weight.
My diet is pretty healthy, with carbs and calorie intake well below the recommendations
Don Miller
18 months ago I began a cardio fitness regime to assist the breathing condition and to lose the extra weight.
I am currently down to 176 lb. But have lost quite a lot of muscle along the way, leaving a lot of body fat?
However, I am now more concerned with losing this body fat rather than the weight.
My diet is pretty healthy, with carbs and calorie intake well below the recommendations
Don Miller
Mon, 10 Jun 2013
Thank you for writing
I just now undergone with your case.. COPD patients should do breathing exercises like diaphragmatic and sedemantal under supervision of doctor after understand the correct procedure of breathing then you can do your self and also have to spirometery exercises [spirometery is a instrument which is available in surgical shops]
exercise1:-By holding spirometer you have to keep that mouth piece inside mouth and start exhale and observe that green ball present inside the spirometery went up and keep hold a sec at that range
Exercise2:-By holding spirometer up side down and keep mouth piece inside the mouth and inhale the air inside to highest rage and hold there
The above exercises give your lungs free from plura or plum which was present inside that and do huffing and cuffing... The above things will give really a great relief from COPD
Well coming to weight loss you have to take a balaced diet through out the day have to take 1500k cal which is required by the body and cardio should done followed by strength training under supervision of best physical trainer
For any queries write me back
I just now undergone with your case.. COPD patients should do breathing exercises like diaphragmatic and sedemantal under supervision of doctor after understand the correct procedure of breathing then you can do your self and also have to spirometery exercises [spirometery is a instrument which is available in surgical shops]
exercise1:-By holding spirometer you have to keep that mouth piece inside mouth and start exhale and observe that green ball present inside the spirometery went up and keep hold a sec at that range
Exercise2:-By holding spirometer up side down and keep mouth piece inside the mouth and inhale the air inside to highest rage and hold there
The above exercises give your lungs free from plura or plum which was present inside that and do huffing and cuffing... The above things will give really a great relief from COPD
Well coming to weight loss you have to take a balaced diet through out the day have to take 1500k cal which is required by the body and cardio should done followed by strength training under supervision of best physical trainer
For any queries write me back
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