**Please
remember to ALWAYS speak with your physician prior to starting any exercise
program and keep water with you at all times during any exercise
session to stay hydrated.
30-45 min at day. At
least 5 days a week.
My goal is at least 12mi/per week.
1 to 2 days per week
I do
several of the upper-body machine weights and do 2 sets for each exercise.
My goal is once per week. I swim 3 to 6 laps.
This exercise has helped my breathing a lot.
It has strengthened
my diaphragm.
Daily
with both hands.
50 squeezes in left hand, then 50 in right
hand
50 squeezes in left hand, then 50 in right hand,
Again.
To obtain therapy putty, just do a google.com search.
Daily with both hands
Squeeze
10-15 times, then hold it tight as long as possible.
You may want to squeeze more or less times, depending upon the resistance of the hand grip
Daily exercise.
Stand
on your
toes, and count to 50
Stand on your left leg, and count to 50
Stand on
your right leg, and count to 50
Deep Breathing Exercises:
1.
Do jogging/running intervals with your daily walking.
2. Swimming, as mentioned earlier, is an excellent exercise to help your
breathing.
3. Use the Incentive Spirometer daily to exercise deep inhaling.
Incentive Spirometer:
Do
at least 10 reps daily.
"Exercising deep inhaling by using the Incentive
Spirometer is an exercise that was introduced to me by Kevin O'Brien, of
Dr. Gahl's staff." Detailed product information can be obtained
at: http://www.hudsonrci.com
Practice this exercise until you are able to do it without conscious effort.