036 COPD, Activity and Me with Steve Bowen

Creating Active Lives

In this week's episode I talk to Steve Bowen all about COPD and recovery.
We discuss:

• Steve's journey to a diagnosis of COPD
• What is COPD
• The impact it can have on daily life
• Ways to manage COPD
• Exercise and COPD management

This is an interesting deep dive into a condition that impacts many people showing that it's never too late to start to build your fitness.

In today's episode we talked about resistance bands. Here is the link to a reputable seller. https://66fit.co.uk/collections/resistance-bands-tubes
About Steve Bowen:

Steve is a retired, happy and generally unconcerned 68-year-old who was diagnosed with COPD three years ago but is now exercising hard. He appreciates he can’t reverse this disease, but his efforts have been rewarding, while his lung capacity hasn’t improved, through exercise, his health and fitness has improved, and his breathing recovery after and during exercise has improved substantially.

His mantra is Do what you can while you still can, don’t be shy about how little or much activity you do, any exercise is better than nothing.

Find Steve on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/3313170608944402

X (Twitter): @copdrehabguy
About Sarah:
Sarah Bolitho helps fitness and health professionals develop their careers and grow their businesses by providing specialist training in teaching, assessing, and internal quality assurance, together with qualifications in exercise referral and disability.

With over 30 years in the health-related fitness and physical activity fields, Sarah has a wealth of experience and knowledge. She has worked in most roles in the industry from group exercise to personal training but specialised in working with specialist populations. For over 25 years Sarah has trained fitness and health professionals to work with clients with long-term conditions, mental health issues, disabilities, older adults and pre/post-natal women. She has a post-graduate diploma in exercise and health behaviour and extensive training in supporting behaviour change. She has worked with awarding organisations to develop qualifications and training and with accreditation bodies to endorse high-quality non-regulated training.

In her spare time, you will usually find Sarah walking in the mountains, by the sea or anywhere in nature.

For more about the training and support Sarah offers, visit www.sarahbolitho.com or contact her at [e-mail].
Follow her on social media
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fabnewlous_active_lives
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fitnesscareer mentor
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahbolitho