Participants randomised to receive the conventional PR will be given 12 visit dates (twice a week for six weeks) at the PR venue where the face-to-face sessions will take place. This attendance length and frequency is standard for PR. The components of the PR programme will include an exercise programme, including a warm-up and cool- down programme. Education sessions will also be provided and includes anatomy of the lungs and what is COPD, anxiety and depression, claiming benefits, self management, managing breathlessness, medications and treatments, managing exacerbations of COPD and chest infections, clearing sputum and the Active Cycle of Breathing Technique, nutrition, pacing, smoking cessation and advice on travel with COPD. Participants on the face to face arm will also be instructed to carry out the pulmonary rehabilitation exercises an additional three times a week at home. An exercise leaflet used in the PR classes will be given to be filled out at home.