Is Qigong a useful adjunct to pulmonary rehabilitation?

INTERVENTION: Subjects will be recruited from referrals to pulmonary rehabilitation at Newham University Hospital. One group will receive Qigong, and the other group will receive pulmonary rehabilitation programme. Subjects will be assessed on their first visit to group, and will need to complete a questionnaire measuring quality of life and physiological measures. Subjects will attend twice a week for an eight week period. Two groups will be compared to assess whether Qigong is an effective programme to rehabilitation. CONDITION: Respiratory: Pulmonary rehabilitation ; Respiratory ; Care involving use of rehabilitation procedures PRIMARY OUTCOME: Using the following questionnaires: hospital anxiety and depression scale, modified Borg score SECONDARY OUTCOME: Not provided at time of registration INCLUSION CRITERIA: 1. In line with the current pulmonary rehabilitation programme. This is to ensure that appropriate referrals are made to pulmonary rehabilitation and patients are fit to participate in an exercise programme (British Thoracic Society guidelines for Pulmonary rehabilitation). 2. Subject must fit the referral criteria: chronic but stable lung disorder (lung function est. in past 3 months), optimal medical management, exercise tolerance limited by breathlessness, motivated to exercise, approval to exercise from medical practitioner.