Q: I recently started going to a yoga class at our community center. We were doing deep breathing, and it felt like my lungs weren't filling up as much as they used to. Do your lungs get less elastic ...

Want stronger, healthier lungs? Try these powerful breathing exercises that improve lung capacity, boost oxygen flow, and may even help you breathe like an athlete. With our present lifestyle approach ...

Various exercises, including diaphragmatic and pursed-lip breathing, walking, swimming, and HIIT, can significantly strengthen lung function and improve oxygenation. Pranayama and strength training ...

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 ...

Also referred to as abdominal breathing, this exercise involves your diaphragm for more efficient inhalation. Sit or recline and put one hand on your belly and the other on your chest, then breathe in ...

Dear Doctors: I recently started going to a yoga class at our community center. We were doing deep breathing, and it felt like my lungs weren’t filling up as much as they used to. Do your lungs get ...

With our present lifestyle approach, where a majority of us live at a fast rate, we end up forgetting one of the simplest yet most influential aids to good health- our breath. The lungs are important ...

Healthy lungs are essential for energy, endurance, and overall health. Although exercise is usually related to muscle or cardiovascular fitness, studies reveal that specific movements and breathing ...

Lungs reach maturity by about age 20 or 25. About a decade later, lung capacity begins a gradual age-related decline. Exercise, general health and smoking each play a role in how much and how quickly ...