How does increasing lung capacity work, like biologically? is it like practicing to get a muscle stronger? what in your body adapts to greater breathing efficiency?
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NO,, its by running everyday = it expands ,, even 2-4 times per day on a short run
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well not sure, but before they put my middle sibling into surgery they gave him these little balls in tubes to blow on to strengthen the lungs
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it's not a muscle strength exercise.
it's about the body, specifically your lungs, adapting to less oxygen being available.
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From what I understand, you can't change how much blood is oxygenated (ie lung efficiency). But you can change how much oxygen your body uses, through excersize.
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alveoli are air sacks on the very tips of your tertiary bronchioles. their health and capacity is directly related to their elasticity. increasing lung capacity isn’t getting a “lung muscle” stronger, it’s making your alveoli more elastic and able to stretch bigger
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