Pulmonary Rehabilitation is for people with the following conditions:

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• Pulmonary fibrosis (interstitial lung disease (ILD))
• Pulmonary hypertension
• Bronchiectasis

Patients with other long-term conditions may also benefit.

Pulmonary rehabilitation may help you to:

• Increase your fitness and make your usual activities easier.
• Manage your breathlessness.
• Increase your walking distance.
• Increase your confidence in exercising and completing activities of daily living.
• Educate you to reduce risk of infection and hospital admission.

The sessions are twice a week for six weeks.

Find out more about Pulmonary Rehabilitation.

Each week, you will do two classes, which will include:

• A warm-up and cool-down
• Aerobic exercises (for example, walking, cycling)
• Strength exercises

Classes will be run by a physiotherapist, clinical support workers and qualified instructors from Active Leeds.

All exercises can be done sitting down if you need to. We may ask you to bring a carer or relative if you need extra help.

The educations sessions cover different topics to help you manage your symptoms. The sessions include:

• Medication
• Eating well with a lung condition
• Breathing techniques
• Anxiety management
• Self-management
• Information on lung conditions
• Benefits of exercise
• Planning your next steps

The classes are at four venues. They are on different days of the week at:

1. Woodhouse Medical Practice, Cambridge Road
2. Old Fire Station, Gipton 
3. Middleton Leisure Centre, Ring Road, Middleton
4. Armley Leisure Centre, Carr Crofts

Clicking on each of the locations will provide you with the address on Google Maps.

You will be able to access a variety of different activities at a leisure centre or community venue. You can find out more about this here.

If you are interested in pulmonary rehabilitation, please speak to your GP, Practice Nurse or Respiratory Specialist.