Yoga and Tai chi can have significant improvement and may have benefits in terms of lung capacity measurements in COPD patients. These mind-body exercises could even give better benefits that the traditional pulmonary rehabilitation does not do, reveals a systematic review and meta-analysis. The findings of study, published in the journal Annals of Medicine under the title “Effect of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials,” suggests that pulmonary rehabilitation can ease several COPD symptoms, including shortness of breath and fatigue, and improves exercise endurance and many areas of health-related quality of life as compared to the traditional community care. At the same time, Yoga and Tai Chi were also found to improve the FEV1% predicted value significantly.