Living well

Carol Keen, clinical specialist physiotherapist at the Sheffield Pulmonary Vascular Disease Unit, runs through some common misconceptions about getting active which lead people to think they can’t do any exercise.

If you have PH and are overweight, exercise can help you lose weight which in turn can help your breathlessness.

Pulmonary rehabilitation classes are run by the NHS across the country, and could be useful if you are worried or unsure about exercising with PH.

Dr John Wort, clinical lead for pulmonary hypertension at the Royal Brompton Hospital, discusses exercise and well-being for patients at the PHA UK 2019 Conference.