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Exercise
Any exercise is better than no exercise for individuals who have lung disorders The link below reviews the benefits of exercise for the BNTM patient: https://www.bronchiectasisandntminitiative.org/Learn-More/I-am-a-Patient-or-Caregiver/Exercise
We may not always be up to exercising but exercise is highly recommended for better lung health. We can allow ourselves to take some off when we are not feeling well but we must try to push ourselves to do some type of exercise on the other days. The link below provides information on the benefits of exercise: https://www.bronchiectasisandntminitiative.org/Learn-More/I-am-a-Patient-or-Caregiver/Exercise
The blog article below reviews the benefits of exercise: https://www.bronchiectasisandntminitiative.org/BronchandNTM360social/Community-Discussions/Blog/Article/51/NTM-Lung-Disease-Exercise
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