Guided session

Breathing Exercises

A guided run-through of the breathing cycle from our Preventing Lung Problems After Surgery leaflet. Aim for 20 breaths per session, every waking hour after surgery. Practise a few times before your operation so it feels familiar.

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Tick a box each time you complete a 20-breath session (aim for one every waking hour). Day 0 is your operation day.

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Make it hourly

A phone reminder helps, but the most reliable habit usually comes from combining a couple of these:

Ask your phone

Say this to your voice assistant — it sets up a repeating reminder in one go:

"Remind me every hour to do my breathing exercises, from 7am to 9pm."

Works with "Hey Siri" on iPhone or "Hey Google" on Android.

Tie it to something you already do

  • Every nursing observation check or drug round, if you're in hospital
  • Every ad break, or between episodes of what you're watching
  • Every time you check your phone
  • Each meal and snack time

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Answer a few quick questions and get a personal, printable plan for the weeks before your operation. It takes about 2 minutes, and nothing you enter is sent or saved.

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