how do I improve my lung capacity?
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high intensity interval training. Sprinters have been using it for years. It is good for cutting fat too. Do a search on it.
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space your meals out during the day. take your normal meals and split them into 2, and eat about every 3 hours. Add some light exercise, like walking. Weight lifting will help a great deal, especially lunges, squats, and leg presses. also drinking plenty of water
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hi. allow me to share with you a couple of  highly effective yoga techniques which a am sure will do u a whole lot of good. \nthe two exercices or "PRANAYAM" as they r widely known, not only cures respiratory illnesses but also takes care of exceessive weigt gain, eyesight and also heart ailments in many patients. people have understood the benefits within weeks of starting these exercises, and i beleive u will 2.\n\n1. sit with an erct posture on the ground. both legs crossed. this is the common position in all yogic asanas. then take a deep breath. this should then be forcefully expelled from your nose by applying force on your stomach. follow this action continuously @ 2/sec. in the beginning do only 30 reps at a stretch. then rest for a while. restart and repeat the cyle for 5-10 times. do not exert yourself. you will succeed gradually. as ur capacity increases do these sets for 10-15 mins daily, increasing the reps and sets accrdng 2 ur convinience\n\n2. after the first exercise, relax. and do this one slowly. inhale air deeply from left nostril while holding the other closed with the thumb of the right hand. after completing the inhalation close the left nostril with right mid finger and exale slowly from the right nostril. follow this with an  inhale from the right and exale from the left using fingers as mentioned. do this task for 10-15 mmins daily.\n\nnote. these exercises need to be done on an empty stomach. so it is important that u havent eaten anything 3-4 hrs prior to doing these exercise. hence early morning is the best time to perform yoga. 1/2 na hour will put u enroute to a life of healthy living
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You can increase the lung capacity but the rib bones will stay the same size. :D
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hi. allow me to share with you a couple of  highly effective yoga techniques which a am sure will do u a whole lot of good. \nthe two exercices or "PRANAYAM" as they r widely known, not only cures respiratory illnesses but also takes care of exceessive weigt gain, eyesight and also heart ailments in many patients. people have understood the benefits within weeks of starting these exercises, and i beleive u will 2.\n\n1. sit with an erct posture on the ground. both legs crossed. this is the common position in all yogic asanas. then take a deep breath. this should then be forcefully expelled from your nose by applying force on your stomach. follow this action continuously @ 2/sec. in the beginning do only 30 reps at a stretch. then rest for a while. restart and repeat the cyle for 5-10 times. do not exert yourself. you will succeed gradually. as ur capacity increases do these sets for 10-15 mins daily, increasing the reps and sets accrdng 2 ur convinience\n\n2. after the first exercise, relax. and do this one slowly. inhale air deeply from left nostril while holding the other closed with the thumb of the right hand. after completing the inhalation close the left nostril with right mid finger and exale slowly from the right nostril. follow this with an  inhale from the right and exale from the left using fingers as mentioned. do this task for 10-15 mmins daily.\n\nnote. these exercises need to be done on an empty stomach. so it is important that u havent eaten anything 3-4 hrs prior to doing these exercise. hence early morning is the best time to perform yoga. 1/2 na hour will put u enroute to a life of healthy living\n\n\nleg raises while lying down and twisting exercises also form an essential part of yoga. but i am sure u must be knowing that already. the pranayam is as na effective substitute for overweight/obese people, or those suffering fro joint aches who cant afford to do cardiovascular workouts.
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go see a pulmonary doctor! there are amazing treatments for copd now.. there are things from broncodialators to corticosteroids that they can give you.. but only pfts and a pulmonary specialist shoud set the regimin u need
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I live in Texas and my lungs still give me fits.\n\nI don't know if there is a state that is easier on us.\nWhen you have COPD there's all kind of triggers out there.\n\nIf you aren't already a member --go to COPD International and ask this question.
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you will need first to know something about lung capacity.\n\nA person cannot completely exhale all the air contents in the lungs, because it would cause their collapse: Then,  some air remains inside, which can be denominated as minimum air. \nThe maximum amount of air that can be exhaled is denominated vital capacity (about an average of four liters) and the residual capacity (the one that is left in the lungs) is about one liter of average. \nThe total pulmonary capacity, therefore, is of about five liters of air (average). \nThe current volume of air inhaled and exhaled in the normal breathing is near half liter (at rest). Following the normal expiration, the amount of air that is taken with the possible deepest inhalation is known like complementary volume, and it is somewhere around three liters. \nFollowing the normal inspiration, the amount of air expelled in the greater possible exhalation is known as additional volume, or reserves, and it is approximately, a liter of air.\n\nIf we take as a media about 12 air intakes per minute (at rest), we might as well speak of about six liters per minute.\n\nNow you have all the guidelines. Under the stress of exercise, the intake frequency will increase, and also the quantities of air inhaled or exhaled, which can be even about five times the air intake at rest. Quantity of intakes can be brought up from 12 per minute to 50 per minute. There are variables, and all depends on how you demand your body, for how long, if you smoke or have smoked, age, etc. but just go ahead and do some math.\n\nFor your guidance, one cubic feet has 28.32 liters.\n\nPS: No yawning considered.
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The lung capacity varies from person to person - like a muscle, some have healthier and more effective lungs.\n\nI remember doing an experiment at school (man, that was years ago) that gave us our lung capacity in litres!\n\nTLC [Total Lung Capacity] is approximately 4000 to 6000 mL in a healthy young adult.
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The healthier you get the more efficient your body will be. I suggest that the ten pounds you're hoping to gain is muscle not fat. But still eat regularly not too much sugar in your meal not too less. Exercise a lot. Every morning do stretches, sit-ups, push-ups. And when you get stronger do more everyday. Do that and you will be healthier. Your self-esteem might be better if you do this too. Your lungs probably will be stronger so you can hold your breath longer. A healthy body, a great mind, a great soul.
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YOGA\n\nStudies have shown that yoga reduces allergic reactions, improves your respiratory system’s stamina, and drains mucus from your lungs.  Here is a simple yoga exercise: sitting on the floor with your legs in front of you, raise your arms above your head, stretch toward the ceiling and inhale.  Now bend forward and exhale, reaching for your toes while keeping your back straight.  Gently hold this position for a few moments, then release.  Repeat three times.
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Roughly, it involves removing excess fluids and mucus from your lungs or otherwise trying to make your airways more open.  You can pound on the chest (yes they really do this in the hospital) which loosens mucus or you can do something called "incentive spirometry" which is kind of a lung exercise.  You breathe into a device with a ball that bounces up when you blow.  The object is to blow hard enough that the ball bounces higher.  This is supposed to keep your airways open (by making you breathe forcefully), thus preventing something called atelectasis (a collapsed lung).  Pulmonary toilet is indicated for patients who are receiving artificial respiration (on a ventilator) or for surgery or other bedridden patients who may have breathing complications from lying in bed for prolonged periods.  I have heard that incentive spirometry will prevent pneumonia but since that is caused by bacteria, I'm not sure that is true.
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If you're not sweating and you don't feel like your lungs are working hard you are probably not doing enough. You would be better off working out for 30 minutes at a higher intensity. Every body is different and I can't tell you what is going to work for YOU, but bottom line is you need to listen to your body. I would try maybe running, either on a treadmill or just on the street, and make sure you are working at a level appropraiate for you. Ignore the machine's readings. People get too caught up in that and they are so general. You need to raise your body temp enough to break a sweat and you need to be breathing hard enough that you can still carry on a conversation but feel like you would rather not. That's the rule that I use and it works for me.
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Try Breathe-Right Strips - they help a lot for me.
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try too wear cotton socks or better still woolen socks.\nthis allows the feet to breath.\nAlso try this link
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You might take a look at information on peak flow as well which is a common test for the "quality" of your lungs with Asthma ( I am 25% down) \n\nTables exist for testing in the workplace for lung capacity\n\nhttp://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/lungcapacity.html\n\nthis rocks for kids! ...careful with over inflated balloons they are high pressure if the mouth is used as a one way valve on inflation then opened!\n\nhttp://www.biologycorner.com/resources/BSA_formula.gif\n\nmight be all you need\n\nLONG TEXT FROM: \nhttp://emphysemafoundation.org/featurearticles.jsp\n\n Measuring Lung Capacity\n\nA simple device called a spirometer measures your lung capacity.  During this test you take a deep breath, as deeply as you can, and blow it out all at once into a machine that records airflow and capacity.  The total amount of air blown out of fully inflated lungs is called the vital capacity.  Since the air is forced out by your muscular effort, it is called forced vital capacity (FVC, newer term FEV6).  This test measures the useful size of your lungs.  The rate of airflow tells how open the air passages are and how well the lungs can empty, or how well their elasticity is functioning.  The lungs empty somewhat like an inflated balloon.  Remember how a flabby or overused balloon empties slowly and incompletely?  This is a lot like the lung with emphysema.  The airflow test is called the forced expiratory volume in one second, since this airflow is timed or measured over the first second of exhalation.  The symbol for forced expiratory volume in one second is FEV1.  These two tests, the FVC and FEV1, reveal all your doctor needs to know about your lung capacity and airflow.  These two numbers are somewhat similar to systolic and diastolic numbers in blood pressure readings.  We believe that knowledge of FVC and FEV1 is as valuable and important to health promotion as knowledge of blood pressure.  These tests measure your lung power, which is essential to your continuation and enjoyment of life.\n\nNormal values are based on age, sex, and height.  Younger and taller individuals have greater airflow and air volume than shorter or older people.  Men have slightly greater airflow and air volume compared with women of the same age and height.\n\nSelf-Testing-   Try It Yourself\n\nNormal lungs have large volume, and they empty quickly because airways are open and lungs are elastic.  You can do a little checking yourself with a stopwatch.  Take a full breath; hold if for one second.  Then, with your mouth open, blow out as hard and fast as you can.  Your lungs should be completely emptied – meaning that you can blow no more air out even though you try--  in no more than 4 to 6 seconds. \n\nIf one takes longer to blow out all the air, it means that airflow is obstructed or limited.  Today we use the term “limited” because this airflow reduction can be due to either a loss of lung elasticity (emphysema) or problems with airways (asthmatic or chronic bronchitis).  See how simple it is!\n\nUnfortunately, routine lung function tests have been accepted all too slowly.  No person would go for a complete check-up if the physician did not examine the eyes, ears, nose, throat, listen to the heart and lungs, feel the abdomen for any abnormal masses, and examine the genital, rectal, and pelvic areas.  All these are routine, and to supplement them, appropriate laboratory blood and urine tests are done, plus an electrocardiogram and, usually, a chest x-ray.  Unfortunately, none of these examinations or tests identifies early COPD.\n\nOnly spirometric measurements of the kind we have just described can identify the patient who is just beginning to develop a lung abnormality.\n\nWhen one considers that the disease process finally resulting in disability may go on for 20 to 30 years, doesn’t it make sense to identify the problem early and to take immediate corrective action?  The answer must be yes if you are to a enjoy a long happy life
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also increase ur fluid intake