Home training for people with COPD

It is important for people with COPD to exercise at least once a day. Move for 30 minutes. Ideally, you should do strength training on three of these days. There should be a one-day break between each strength training session. On the other days you train your endurance. For example: strength training on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, endurance training such as brisk walking on the other days.

We have put together several strength workouts for you to do at home. The exercises are taken from the guide “Better living with COPD”.

First training session:

You will need a chair and a wall

Home training for people with COPD Part 1

Second training session:

You will need a chair and an elastic training or fitness band. This is available online from various providers.

Home training for people with COPD Part 2

Third training session:

You will need a chair and an elastic training or fitness band. This is available online from various providers.

Home training for people with COPD Part 3

Discuss the need for participation in outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation with your doctor on a regular basis.

We hope you enjoy your training.

Responsible team

Silvia Ulrich, Prof. Dr. med.

Director of Department, Department of Pulmonology

Tel. +41 43 253 43 36
Specialties: Head of Pulmonary Hypertension, Head of Dyspnea Clinic

Mona Lichtblau, PD Dr. med.

Attending Physician with extended responsibilites, Department of Pulmonology

Tel. +41 44 255 22 20
Specialties: Vice Head of Pulmonary Hypertension , Vice Head of Dyspnea Clinic

Christian Clarenbach, Prof. Dr. med.

Senior Attending Physician, Department of Pulmonology

Tel. +41 44 255 38 28
Specialties: Head of Interstitial and Rare Lung Diseases

Nicola Greco

Leiter Therapie

Tel. +41 43 253 90 89
Specialties: Pulmonary, oncological and cardiological rehabilitation

Questions for physiotherapy

To the department

Questions about everyday life with COPD

The USZ offers care advice for people with COPD.

To the consultation

Responsible Department