Challenge Your Lungs

Challenge Your Lungs

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6. Challenge Your Lungs

With your COPD diagnosis, you may be cautious to exercise. You may fear that this exertion will spike your symptoms, putting you at risk. Always get facts and recommendations from your doctor, but in many cases exercise is not only safe for COPD, it is highly encouraged.

Along the way, having an exercise program will dramatically improve your anxiety. It gives you a chance to examine aspects of your life while releasing helpful chemicals into your brain that are associated with lower anxiety. Exercise can efficiently tackle both issues.

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