LUNG EXERCISES

 

LUNG EXERCISES

Lung Exercises have been an important task to do in these days of pandemic because of the need to keep your lungs healthy and protective against the Novel Corona virus and its variants.

Breathing is an exercise that happens by an involuntary action; hence we do not care much about it. But as age advances in this polluted environment of harmful gases people are more likely to develop respiratory complications and then develop breathing problems.

With the decrease in ability to breathe freely and sustaining good blood oxygen levels there is a great chance for hosting different ailments. During pandemic we came to know about oxygen saturation of blood which was very helpful is assessing the lung function and provide immediate assistance by the health workers. Above ailments there comes emotional stress, reduced energy levels and compromised immune function (for more details refer to this blog).

At this time where we are susceptible for different variants of COVID-19 it is necessary to keep lungs healthy by practicing lung exercises.

Here are some easy and effective lung exercises to increase lung capacity.

1)      1)  PRONING

-          Begin by lying in prone position (i.e. face down while lying on abdomen) for 15 min

-          Switch to lying on your right side for 15 min

-          Switch to 15 min of sitting up by 30-60 degree

-          Switch to lying on your left side for 15 min

-          Switch to semi-proning position for further 15 min

-          Return to proning position for 10 min

2)    2)  QIGONG BELLY RESPIRATORY EXERCISE

-          Relax your body

-          Straighten the back, close down your eyes then breathe normally

-          Keep one of your hand on chest and the other on abdomen

-          Now breathe slowly for 10-15 times

3)    3)  DIAPHRAGMATIC BREATHING

    -Follow the second step of Qigong belly breathing

   -Then inhale slowly & deeply through your nostrils, such that you feel stomach expand with each   full diaphragmatic breathing.

   - Exhale slowly out of the mouth

   - Repeat this minimum of 5 times for up to 15 minutes

  4) WHOOSH NOISE TECHNIQUE

   - Exhale completely through mouth creating a wind-like “WHOOSH” noise                                           

   - Keep your mouth closed, inhale through nose and silently count to four

   -Hold the breathe by counting to ten

  -Exhale through mouth for a count of five, repeating the “WHOOSH” sound.

  5) BOW DOWN METHOD

   - Bowing down on the ground such that your forehead, palms, knees and your toes touch the ground

   - Hold this position for 10-15 seconds

   - Then sit on your legs

   - Again repeat by bowing down and do this method for 10 minutes

  This method is followed during several religious and greeting purposes, hence this is the most commonly followed method.

 

 

Hope this blog is will be helpful for you all and these methods help in increasing your lung capacity and make them healthy.

TAKE CARE #STAY SAFE # STAY PROTECTED