Exercise and COPD has been linked together by international professionals. Exercise has been described as one of the main components of pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD management. What is COPD? How does exercise effect patients with COPD? This page, written by Yousef Rifai, will introduce COPD, exercise and the relationship between them which effects patients’ health.

Resistance training has been recently recognised as an important component of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation. What are the mechanisms by which it induces decreased severity of COPD symptoms? Which exercises could be performed as a part of this training modality? This page, written by Katarzyna Koscielecka, will focus on reviewing these aspects in reference to peripheral muscle strength, dyspnoea and exacerbation.

Endurance training has been widely used to complement other treatment modalities and help individuals suffering from COPD to manage their condition better. Should endurance training be used as an individual treatment option or continue to be combined with others? This page, written by Conor Goldsmith, will highlight some specific benefits of endurance training for COPD; such as potential improvements in lung function, quality of life and acute exacerbation recovery.

Combination training is now considered an alternative training modality for the treatment of COPD, as opposed to resistance or endurance training alone. But is combination training any better? This page, written by Stacey Harrington, will highlight some of the benefits of combination training- in reference to muscle strength, dyspnoea and QoL- and discuss whether it is of greater benefit than other training modalities for the management of COPD.

Audience: Second Year Undergraduates