How healthy are your lungs? Improve lung health with these simple steps

The powerhouse organs work around the clock to supply your body with life-giving oxygen. But their strength typically declines from your mid-20s. Here’s how you can check your lung capacity and improve lung function

To maximise life expectancy and healthspan, we should achieve the best possible lung function during childhood and adolescence, for example, through regular physical activity.

The winter is the most challenging season for our lungs, a time when they are bombarded with infections.

Ireland had a covid surge in September and October with more than 500 cases per week, says the Health Protection Surveillance Centre. And seasonal flu is on the rise, with 200 weekly infections and 53 hospitalisations.