Obese women suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) stand to benefit as much from donning their ladies fitness clothing and taking part in pulmonary rehabilitation as slimmer patients, a study has suggested.

Researchers at the University Hospitals of Leicester assessed the body mass index of COPD patients and then studied improvements in exercise performance and endurance as well as their health status.

"We found that obese people with COPD are more disabled in terms of exercise capacity … however, they do just as well with rehab including those with extreme obesity," said Dr Neil Greening, who led the study.

Earlier this month, the Skyline View reported that Skyline College's adaptive physical education department, based in California, had been helping women undergoing rehabilitation to overcome injuries or diseases using Nintendo's Wii Fit.

Skyline biology professor Shari Bookstaff and adaptive physical education professor Chip Chandler use the exercise-based computer game to improve the coordination and balance of their patients.

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