While there is no general consensus on this, the Ohio State University estimates the safe limit for holding your breath at 1 ...

I will never forget the first time I went out for a run with a mask on. I made it less than a mile before I was out of breath and I had to turn around to walk home. It was clear that my lung capacity ...

Lung capacity generally peaks in your mid-20s, but the rate at which it declines depends entirely on your daily habits.

Breathing exercises help to strengthen the muscles used for breathing, help with the flow of air, and increase the capacity of the lungs. Their role in improving the function of the lungs, the supply ...

Wintertime can bring with it a higher incidence of colds and flu. Whether it is safe to exercise when sick is a question I’m often asked, the answer depends on the nature of the illness and several ...

In idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, 12 months of pulmonary rehabilitation increased cerebral oxygenation during exercise, ...

Implementing a home-based exercise program alongside management strategies did not improve patients’ self-reported physical function after lung cancer surgery but did enhance exercise capacity, health ...