Breathe Easier: 10 Amazing Activities Proven to Improve COPD Symptoms

2. Pursed Lip Breathing Exercises

Two types of breathing exercises can be done to treat COPD symptoms, improve lung strength, reduce shortness of breath, and help breathe easier: pursed-lip breathing and diaphragmatic breathing. To practice pursed-lip breathing, relax the neck and shoulders. Breathe in through the nose for two seconds while keeping the mouth closed. Exhale for four seconds through pursed lips. Use this breathing technique up to four times a day when exercising or whenever there is shortness of breath.