Q. What exercise should I do for sinusitis?

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Exercise can be a great way to complement your treatment for sinusitis. Studies have shown that regular cardiovascular exercises such as walking, jogging, swimming and biking help thin the mucous secretions in the nasal cavities and clear out your congested nose.

Yoga or other forms of stretching exercises are also beneficial for reducing inflammation and opening up clogged sinuses. Simple breathing exercises such as Pranayama can help improve air flow throughout the body and reduce inflammation in the nasal passages. Try practicing Nasal Irrigation (Jala Neti) which is an ancient Ayurvedic practice that involves flushing out your nasal cavity with a saline solution to reduce symptoms of allergies, colds, or sinusitis.

In addition to exercise, lifestyle changes such as avoiding smoke or pollution-filled environments indoors or outdoors can go a long way in reducing irritation within your body’s respiratory system and improving overall lung health. Taking hot showers several times a day helps loosen phlegm from the lungs while keeping warm blankets wrapped around yourself during night time will prevent chill air from exacerbating symptoms of sinusitis further by causing dilation of blood vessels near respiratory tracts leading to problems like runny nose or stuffiness in nostrils.

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