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New service for women with respiratory conditions in town centre

Posted on 02/02/2010

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There is now a new dedicated service within Rochdale Town Centre for women with chronic respiratory conditions.

Ladies Only Ltd gym owner Michelle Evans completed an instructor qualification in September 2009, which will enable her to design suitable exercise regimes for people suffering chronic respiratory disease such as bronchiectasis, chronic asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) which is a combination of emphysema and chronic bronchitis.

She says “Exercise is important for these people in particular because they become fearful of their breathlessness and do less and less activity. Exercise will make even the fittest person breathless to some degree, and for people with respiratory problems there are ways of managing breathlessness and staying fit.”

The key benefits to staying active are strength, particularly in walking muscles, leading to an improved quality of life and ability to engage in more social activities, having the confidence to manage breathing, and recognise the signs of an exacerbation. A sedentary lifestyle can lead to other serious health problems such as cardiovascular disease so this service should help people to avoid a spiral of decline associated with other ill health complications.

The service is available to ladies of all ages with mild to severe conditions, and will be offered at the St Mary’s Gate gym. For more information please contact Michelle at the gym on 01706 666314.