6 Lung Exercises for Long Covid Rehabilitation
Long Covid recovery can be achieved by getting enough sleep. Dining emotional management and stress and most importantly proper exercise which should start with light exercise, focusing on moving as slowly as possible in the 3rd – 4th week, although the body still feels exhausted, but the lungs begin to recover somewhat therefore should start exercising with more body movements.
- Scapula stretch, elbow move, both sides of the occiput inhale through the nose with elbows out Take a long exhale through your mouth with your elbows closed and your back arched.
- Spread wings to expand the lungs Raise your arms to coordinate with the front. inhale through the nose with arms outstretched Take a long breath out through the mouth and return to the original position.
- Move the ribs, sit up straight, put both hands in the front rib position. Breathe in through your nose as your ribs expand. Exhale slowly through your mouth as your ribs drop.
- Raised hand posture. Sit with chest stretched. Breathe in through the nose. with both arms raised in front Take a long breath out through your mouth with your arms down.
- Puffed belly: Sit up straight, place both hands on the abdomen. Inhale until the stomach is full (the chest does not expand), exhale until the stomach is flat.
- Stable chest posture. Sit up straight and place your left hand on your chest. The right hand is placed under the epigastric tongue. Inhale with a full stomach (chest does not expand), exhale flattened stomach.