As funny as it might sound, I actually do this. It's not done on a regular basis but it is fun and a good way for me to measure the volume of my lungs. When I sing, I sing along with the radio. Nothing fancy.. I sing in the vehicle as I'm driving down the highway just like most other people do. Ok some people talk on the cellphone. But for me, talking on the cellphone and driving isn't the safest thing for me to do. I need to concentrate on driving. Since I have a breathing problem, I don't need to complicate my driving by concentrating on some conversation while operating a vehicle.

When I sing along with the radio, I count how many times the artist actually takes a breath how many times I need to while singing the same line of the song. If I'm any worse or better than when I previously sang this song, then I know how well or how bad I'm doing lung volume-wise. I hope this makes sense. Granted, I'm not testing myself on a Mariah Carey song or even Barbra Streisand. That would be NUTS! They have a set of lungs uncomparible to most others. Oh yeah, even Whitney Houston too!

What I'm saying is, there are many ways you can keep track of how well your lungs are keeping in shape. It's good excersize. Also, I know that when I "DON'T" feel like singing, I'm having a bad breathing day. Today is one of those days. It's raining and humid outside. Two of the worst offenders.