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Patients who will participate in the study; Inclusion Criteria: * Patients diagnosed with ILD according to ATS/ERS criteria, * Ages between 18 and 75, * Pulmonary infection during the previous month, * Participants who voluntarily participated in the study were included. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients were excluded if they had: * Acute pulmonary exacerbation or respiratory infection in the last four weeks * Obstructive lung disease * Systemic conditions affecting neurological, neuromuscular, orthopedic, or physical functions * Recent participation in a planned exercise program (within three months) * Cognitive impairment affecting exercise test understanding * Contraindications to exercise testing per the American Sports Medicine Association * Cancer, renal, or hepatic disease * Aortic stenosis, complex arrhythmia, or aortic aneurysm * Serious cardiovascular diseases like uncontrolled hypertension, diabetes, heart failure, or arrhythmia For healthy individuals who will participate in the study; Inclusion Criteria: * No diagnosed chronic disease, * Healthy adults between the ages of 45-80 Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals with a Mini Mental State Assessment Scale score of less than 24, * A smoking history of at least 10 packs×years or more, * Having had COVID-19, * A BMI of \>30 kg/m2