S35: COPD and Frailty/Sarcopenia

This presentation explores sarcopenia in COPD from a rehabilitation perspective, focusing on how COPD affects skeletal muscle and how exercise training can modify these changes. It highlights the complementary roles of resistance and endurance training, before considering how pulmonary rehabilitation translates physiological improvements into better function and participation. The key message is that exercise targets the muscle, while rehabilitation helps translate these gains into what matters to the patient.