Category Archive: Respiratory Conditions

Feb
07

Love your lungs and breathe for life

Love Your Lungs

Lung disease is a condition or disease in which the lung function is impaired.  Without lungs, humans will not be able to breathe correctly. Our lungs open the doors to life as they provide us with oxygen and remove the carbon dioxide from our bodies. Our lungs are constantly in contact with the outside air …

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Oct
26

How to breathe when you are short of breath

Short of breath is also known as suffering from dyspnoea or suffering from breathing difficulties. In fact if you suffer from any respiratory condition you are more than likely to be short of breath.  Being short of breath can have serious repercussions for your health if not addressed.  Not everyone knows or recognises the symptoms …

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Oct
21

POWERbreathe top breathing exercises for runners

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Running is an aerobic exercise. But what does the word aerobic actually mean? In simple terms aerobic is defined as ‘with oxygen’. We need to breathe to get oxygen into the lungs.  As obvious as this seems, many runners have styles of breathing – some have a shallowed breathing style and some have a laboured …

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