I will never forget the first time I went out for a run with a mask on. I made it less than a mile before I was out of breath and I had to turn around to walk home. It was clear that my lung capacity ...

Trekking is an aerobic activity that increases heart rate and breathing rate, which can improve lung capacity over time. The ...

‘At least I didn’t faint or vomit’ … Daoust tests his V02 max at Sheffield Hallam University’s Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre.Photograph: Gary Calton/The Guardian Lungs are amazing. There they sit ...

Q: I recently started going to a yoga class at our community center. We were doing deep breathing, and it felt like my lungs weren't filling up as much as they used to. Do your lungs get less elastic ...

Measuring lung function earlier in life would help identify people at risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and allow for more timely interventions, according to a new study ...

When it comes to health people will rarely notice about lung health issues. They think they are living a very healthy ...

A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by "la Caixa" Foundation, in collaboration with the Clínic-IDIBAPS, has shown for the first time, how lung ...

Cold weather and rising pollution make winter tough on the lungs. A senior pulmonologist explains how to boost lung health in ...

The combined actions of elastin, collagen and surface tension, along with a supporting network of muscles and connective tissues, create lung capacity. This is the total volume of air in the lungs ...