Breathe Easy Program - patient portal
Continue building on what you learned in the Breathe Easy Program with educational materials and exercises you can review. These resources can help you manage your condition, control your breathing and support your ongoing exercise and wellness.
Please do not share this webpage with anyone who has not completed the program. The resources provided here are not a replacement for participating.
Goal setting and healthy behaviours
Learn how to define what healthy living looks like when you have a lung disease. Also learn to set personal goals and identify healthy behaviours to better manage your condition.
Exercise
Use this guide to learn:
- how lung disease affects your physical activity
- the benefits of being active
- what you should and should not feel during exercise
- how to categorize four types of exercise
Chronic lung diseases
Learn about the anatomy of the lungs and how your lung disease has affected your lung tissue. This will help you understand why you experience the symptoms you do.
Breathing management
Get tips on how to manage the symptoms of your lung disease, including shortness of breath during activity, mucus, coughing and trouble climbing stairs, and on how to recover from severe breathlessness. Also learn breathing and strengthening exercises to help you control your symptoms better.
Conserving energy
Explore the six Ps: prioritize, pace, plan, posture, pursed lip breathing and positive attitude. These are steps you can take to manage your energy levels and fatigue throughout the day. Also gain tips on how to improve your energy levels while still doing all your daily tasks.
Medications
Learn about medications and treatments for your lung disease, including inhalers, anti inflammatories, antibiotics, vaccines, oxygen therapy, biologics, antifibrotics and other therapies.
Inhalers
Discover the best way to use your inhalers to get the most benefit from your medication.
Integrating exercise
Learn how to create, manage and maintain an exercise plan that fits your lifestyle. Also learn ways to stay motivated and continue your exercise plan long‑term.
Respiratory infections
Action plan, Part 1: Learn how to prevent respiratory infections, recognize the early signs of infection and manage symptoms in a timely manner.
Environmental factors
Action plan, Part 2: Find out how to manage environmental factors that affect your breathing, such as weather conditions, scents, allergens and poor air quality. Also learn how to tell these symptoms from those caused by a chest infection.
Stress and anxiety
Action plan, Part 3: Explore ways to manage stress and anxiety, particularly when related to shortness of breath. Also learn how to tell these symptoms from those caused by a chest infection or environmental factors.
Nutrition
Get tips for healthy eating while living with a lung condition, including how to follow Canada's Food Guide.
Sleep and intimacy
Learn how healthy sleep habits will help you get better sleep and how a lung condition may affect intimacy. Also explore ways to support and improve this aspect of your life.
Travel and leisure
Get tips for making travel and leisure easier and learn how to prepare for travel while living with a lung condition.
Oxygen management
Learn why oxygen therapy is the right option for some people and the different ways oxygen can be used.
Quitting smoking
Learn about the effects of smoking and get tips on quitting more successfully.