Stair climbing
• Hold the handrail lightly to keep your balance and to help yourself climb.
• Take your time.
• Step up while exhaling or breathing out with pursed lips. Place your whole foot flat on each step. Go up two steps with each exhalation.
• Inhale or breathe in while taking a rest before the next step.
• Going downstairs is much easier. Hold the handrail and place each foot flat on the step. Count the number of steps you take while inhaling, and take twice as many steps while exhaling.