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Resist viruses with breathing exercises - Strong respiratory
muscles can help you through the lung infection caused by c
DIR By: LightMove
Date: September 18, 2021, 2:04 am
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Breathing exercises, according to the expert, are especially
useful for the elderly, the smokers, and the obese. Strong
respiratory muscles can help coping better with coronavirus
disease, especially those in high-risk groups. Symptoms may be
milder, intensive care may be avoided, and recovery may be
faster.
Inhaling warm water vapor, in turn, helps keeping the mucous
membranes in upper respiratory tract in good condition, which
promotes their defense mechanisms against viruses.
Makes muscles stronger
Breathing exercises can be done at home with a counter-pressure
breathing device such as the OPUMP. The resistance in the device
makes inhaling and exhaling more strenuous than normal. This
strengthens the respiratory muscles.
- All parts of the lungs will also be used more efficiently,
says Anssi Sovijärvi, Professor Emeritus of Clinical Physiology
at the University of Helsinki.
You should start exercising with a low resistance.
- The exercise opens collapsed alveoli, says Kari Nieminen,
Chief Physician of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care at Mikkeli
Central Hospital.
Also, exhausting exercise improves the respiratory muscles.
Taina Taskinen, a specialist in occupational health care and
general medicine, says that singing is also a breathing
exercise.
Exercise in the morning and evening
If the respiratory muscles have been trained in advance, they
will fatigue more slowly and withstand stress better. With good
respiratory musculature, one can avoid hospitalization and need
for the intensive care, Sovijärvi says and refers to the review
article published in the American Journal of Medicine in autumn.
The study found that even five days of breathing exercises can
exert beneficial effects.
- 10-20 breaths back and forth in the morning and the same in
the evening. In six weeks, we will certainly have very good
effects, Sovijärvi says.
Specialist Taskinen reminds that breathing exercises should be
done regularly so that the results achieved remain. There may be
small breaks from training occasionally, but she recommends
making breathing exercises a daily routine.
- I think Corona has woken people up to observe more of their
own breathing. Usually, too little attention is paid to
breathing, Taskinen says.
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