Resources - Lung Foundation Australia

Exercising with a lung condition

Better Living with Exercise

The Better Living with Exercise booklet can be used by you and your exercise professional to develop a suitable exercise program based on your needs.

Exercise Safety Guidelines

Fact sheet

Before exercising is important to read of Exercise Safety Guidelines and consult your exercise professional or doctor to be cleared to exercise.

Living with COPD: Ian’s story

Video

Meet Ian who has Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Ian opens up about his journey to diagnosis and the importance exercise has had on managing his COPD.

Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Fact sheet

The Pulmonary Rehabilitation fact sheet provides an overview explaining pulmonary rehabilitation and its benefits.

Pulmonary Rehabilitation: A patient’s point of view

Video

Meet Ian who has Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Hear Ian's experience with Pulmonary Rehabilitation and how much it helped him.

February 5 2018

What is pulmonary rehabilitation?

Pulmonary rehabilitation is a 6-8 week evidence-based exercise and education program that teaches people with a lung disease the skills they need to manage their…

Lungs in Action

Lungs in Action: A patient’s point of view

Video

Meet Ian who has Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Hear Ian's experience with Lungs in Action (maintenance exercise classes) and how much it helped him.

Am I too sick to exercise

Webinar

This webinar, presented by Stella Just, Physiotherapist and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Coordinator, features the benefits of exercise for people living with a lung disease.

Clayton’s story

COPD

For Clayton, research means hope of an improved quality of life, more time with friends and ultimately, a cure for all lung diseases. In 2006, aged 47, Clayton noticed the shortness of breath, wheezing and coughing associated…

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Maintaining Movement – Armchair exercises (Ep1)

Video

Tune in to our first Maintaining Movement video of the series for exercises you can do sitting in a chair watching TV.

Maintaining Movement – Kitchen exercises (Ep2)

Video

Tune in to our second Maintaining Movement video of the series for exercises you can do in the kitchen.

Maintaining Movement – General Strengthening (Ep3)

Video

Join us for our third Maintaining Movement video of the series for a combination of exercises that can be done in the living room.

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Exercise and PAH

Webinar

In this webinar, Helen Seale (Physiotherapist) and Shauna Watt (patient) discuss the importance of exercise for people living with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH).

Exercise and Pulmonary Fibrosis

Webinar

In this webinar, James Walsh (Physiotherapist- Clinical Consultant) discusses the importance of exercise for people living with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF).

Exercise during lung cancer treatment

Webinar

Join Exercise Physiologist's Jane Turner and Caoimhe Scales for information and tips for exercising during and after Lung Cancer treatment.

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May 8 2020

Maintaining Movement

Exercise plays an important role in both your physical and mental health. In fact, it is widely recognised that exercise improves your wellbeing and can…

July 25 2019

The Power of Movement

“The key to success is to focus on the goals, not obstacles.” – Anonymous. Finding the motivation to get out and start moving can be…

June 28 2019

Meet the Instructor: Nick

Lungs in Action Instructor Nick Lee shares what inspires him and how he’s working to empower people living with a chronic lung condition. Class location:…