Paul Brice is a Sports Scientist and Clinical Exercise Specialist, and has been working in the field of Exercise Rehabilitation for more than 20 years. A former international athlete, with a Joint Honours BSc in Sports Science and Biology, Paul has worked in the health and the fitness sectors since 1987. He worked as a physical activity lead for the Great Yarmouth and Waveney PCT for 7 years, promoting physical activity to improve health. Since 2009 Paul has been working alongside the award-winning Respiratory Nursing Team, at the James Paget University Hospital, Great Yarmouth. (They won the Association of Respiratory Nurses, Nursing Team of the year 2016.) Paul is one of the innovators of the BEET (Breathing, Exercise, Education, Training) programme. BEET is a community gym-based Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programme that has had over two and a half thousand patients referred to it over the last 9 years.

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• How to use this book; Important safety advice; Managing pain; Keeping track of your progress; Knowing your body; When breathing goes wrong; Postural self-awareness; Learning to de-slump; Relaxed breathing techniques; Upper body mobilisation and breathing; Synchronising lower body movements and breathing; Breathing on the move; Increasing effort and developing strength; Transferring your skills to everyday life; Results and patient feedback; Equipment and further advice