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Want to improve your lung function?

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Exercise, yoga help improve lung function

Asthma is a chronic lung condition that affects around 339 million people worldwide, causing symptoms such as coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath and chest tightness.


A new study suggests Yoga and breathing control, in combination with aerobic training, can help improve lung function in adults with asthma. You can read the article about this in the Independent here.


Lead author Shuangtao Xing, an associate professor at the School of Physical Education at Henan Normal University in China, said: “Breathing training combined with aerobic training, and yoga training, appear to be particularly advantageous – offering potential avenues for effective treatment approaches.

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