Chair-based and Standard Exercise Programs in People With COPD

The program content consists of breathing exercises, upper and lower extremity strengthening with theraband and self-walking. Chest, abdominal and lateral basal breathing exercises will be performed 10 times each. Resistance exercises will be performed as strengthening exercises for the major muscle groups of the upper and lower extremities using medium-hard theraband. Patients will be asked to walk 30 minutes a day on flat ground at 60% workload, for periods calculated according to the 6-minute walk test results (land-based walking).

The program content consists of breathing exercises and chair-supported exercises. Chest, abdominal and lateral basal breathing exercises will be performed 10 times each. Chair exercises are given in the exercise brochure. Exercises are performed with a chair support or sitting on a chair. In addition, patients will be asked to walk 30 minutes a day on flat ground at 60% workload, for periods calculated according to the 6-minute walk test results (land-based walking).