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Exercises to increase lung capacity?

  • 15-02-2012 2:31pm
    #1
    TheFiveLamps
    Closed Accounts Posts: 213 ✭✭


    Hey,

    just wondering if there is any exercises to increase/improve lung capacity?

    i know swimming is highly recommended. anything else?


    cheers
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  • #2
    krd
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,455 ✭✭✭krd


    Any aerobic exercise. Like running. Anything where your lungs have to work.

    And if you smoke - stop.


  • #3
    Lady Chuckles
    Registered Users Posts: 9,279 ✭✭✭Lady Chuckles


    Focusing your air is also important when you're singing :)
    You can practice that by rolling a little piece of paper into a ball, put it right infront of you on a table and try to blow it off the edge on the other side of the table in one breath. When you succeed you put the paper ball back on the table, slightly further away and you do the same. Repeat the exercise, moving the ball further and further away each time, until you have it as far away from you as you possibly can :)


  • #4
    leggit
    Registered Users Posts: 936 ✭✭✭leggit


    any sort or high intensity interval training has been shown to improve V02, lung capacity.

    Sprints is probably the most well known method of it but you could also do it on a bike or swimming.


  • #5
    opinion guy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,001 ✭✭✭✭opinion guy


    Free divers have fantastic lung capacity.
    Not exactly the safest past time in the world however!!


  • #6
    MrVoracious
    Registered Users Posts: 122 ✭✭MrVoracious


    I know swimming was mentioned but I'd have to say although it's good you should really try swimming games like setting a target in the pool and trying to swim underwater to it without taking a breath. Then just keep trying to improve the distance you have to swim. It really helped me not only to improve lung capacity (can hold my breath for well over a minute) but it also improved the power of my vocals. :D


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  • #7
    G.K.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,704 ✭✭✭G.K.


    I've played the trumpet for 10 years and my lung capacity is the strongest in my drama group, but I'd not say for definite that that was the cause. I used to swim a lot too.


  • #8
    bennettcynthia
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭bennettcynthia


    Breathing exercises are good for that.


  • #9
    Press_Start
    Registered Users Posts: 151 ✭✭Press_Start


    Yoga and breathing, as well as any HI sport or cardio work.

    Not only this but there is one exercise where you can just breathe in as much as you can into your backspace, and then blow it all out, firm but not as fast as you can, meaning blow hard, but try to go as long as possible


  • #10
    anakola
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭anakola


    If for singing or talking purposes you should learn how to breath from your diaphragm. There is a number of excercises which help to strenghten this muscle and make your voice last loner and be stronger. Slowly breathing the air in (not into your lungs but as if to your stomach), and then slowly breathing out on a "ssss" sound is probably the easiest, and the best to start with.


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