Exercise after your lung transplant

After your lung transplant, exercise and physical activity should be a regular part of your life to improve your health and fitness. Exercising regularly helps you control your blood pressure, control your stress, maintain a healthy weight, strengthen your bones, reduce your risk of developing heart disease and increase your physical function. As you become more fit, your body is able to use oxygen more effectively.

Your treatment team will create an exercise program to meet your needs. You'll also have pulmonary rehabilitation to improve your breathing and to help you learn how to coordinate your breathing in your daily life activities. Mayo Clinic in Minnesota offers a Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program for people who have had lung conditions (pulmonary diseases). Mayo Clinic in Florida offers a cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program for people who have had heart and lung conditions, or who have had a lung transplant.

