Lungs in Action is a safe, enjoyable, low cost exercise maintenance program in the community for people who have completed a pulmonary rehabilitation program.  It has since been extended to include people with stable NYHA Class II and NYHA Class III heart failure who have completed heart failure rehabilitation.

The aim of Lungs in Action is to extend the benefits of rehabilitation by providing a safe environment in which those with stable chronic disease can maintain physical and social activities.

Development of Lungs in Action training materials was undertaken in consultation with respiratory physicians, nurses, physiotherapists, exercise physiologists and personal trainers in Cairns, Gold Coast, Sydney and Brisbane.  The heart failure module content was developed in consultation with a heart failure specialist cardiologist, heart failure rehabilitation specialist physiotherapists and nurses, cardiac rehabilitation physiotherapists and accredited exercise physiologists.

Delivery of the program was PILOTED in Cairns and the Gold Coast with the program being REFINED through feedback from participants, a steering committee, an expert advisory panel and external reviewers.

The Lungs in Action program continues to be evaluated with data collection occurring at several locations over the next 12-24 months. The data that is being collected is quality of life (St George's Respiratory Questionnaire), exercise capacity (six minute walk tests), client experience (surveys), instructor feedback (interviews), monitoring of participant exacerbations and hospital admissions and general awareness of benefits of exercise.

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Content Updated April 21, 2011