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REMEMBER TO CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR FIRST

EXERCISING WITHOUT A DOCTOR’S CONSENT COULD VERY WELL RESULT IN FATAL INJURIES OR A DECLINE IN HEALTH

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THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF

EXERCISES THAT HEART PATIENTS

SHOULD DO:

CARDIOVASCULAR AND AEROBIC EXERCISE

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STRENGTH TRAINING 2.

COMPLETING A SERIES OF TONING AND MUSCLE

BUILDING EXERCISES WITH FREQUENT BREAK INTERVALS

INBETWEEN

SOME EXAMPLES ARE:

Using weight machines in the gym

EXERCISING WITH HAND WEIGHTS

STOP EXERCISING IF YOU:-Become overly fatigued or short of breath.-Have chest pressure or pain in your chest, neck, arm, jaw, or shoulder.-Have pain anywhere in your body, incase it is an injury.-Have frequent skipped beats or irregular heart beat.-Feel weak.

STOP EXERCISING IF YOU:

-Are dizzy or light-headed.-Are nauseous.-Have blurred vision.-Have muscle cramps.-Have trouble breathing.-Break out in a sweat that in unusual for you.-Have any other symptoms that cause concern.

Has any doctor previously recommended medially supervised activity because of a heart condition?

Does physical activity bring on chest pain?Has chest pain occurred during the previous

month?Do you faint or fall over from dizziness?Does bone or joint pain intensify during or after

exercise?Has medication been prescribed for

hypertension (high blood pressure) or heart problems?

Are you aware of, or has a doctor suggested, any physical reason for not exercising without medical supervision?

RISKS

Then you should get a ful l medical check-up or better yet, a stress test

IF YOU SAY “YES”,

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BENEFITS

Strengthen the heart and lungs.Helps to lower blood pressure and

cholesterol.Improves breathing.Increases heart rate.Strengthen heart muscles.Reduces stress.Improve blood circulation.Boosts your mood and self-esteem.Improves sleep.

BASIC BENEFITS

EXERCISE HELPS CONTROL BLOOD PRESSURE BECAUSE IT STIMULATES “NITRIC OXIDE” WHICH KEEPS THE

BLOOD VESSELS OPEN.

REGULAR BRISK WALKS RAISE

LEVELS OF HDL (“GOOD”)

CHOLESTEROL. THIS REGULAR

EXERCISE RESULTED IN AN

OVER 50% REDUCTION IN

CORONARY EVENTS.

HEART ATTACK PATIENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN A FORMAL EXERCISE PROGRAM WILL

EXPERIENCE A REDUCED DEATH RATE OF 20-25%. SOMETIMES, AN

EVEN HIGHER RATE OF REDUCTION. THOSE PATIENTS WHO

ENGAGE IN EXERCISE-BASED REHABILITATION AFTER A HEART

ATTACK ARE MORE LIKELY TO LIVE LONGER.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY REDUCES THE RISK OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE. THE MOST PHYSICALLY ACTIVE SUBJECTS, GENERALLY HAD THE DISEASE RATES 50% LOWER THAN THOSE WHO ARE

NOT SO ACTIVE.

FOR HEART PATIENTS

TIPS

Find an activity you enjoy:swimming, dancing, cycling, and more. Aim to exercise three to five hours a week.

Walk:Walking at least 30 minutes every day. It doesn’t have to be once, you can separated it into diff erent time.

Thin people need to exercise too:Those who aren’t overweight are often the most resistant to exercise. But just because you don’t have excess fat, doesn’t mean you’re in good shape. People of all sizes should make fi tness a priority.

There is no exercise bank:The benefits of exercise don’t last forever. You’ve got to keep replenishing your account.

TIPS

JUST A TIP…

EVERY EXERCISE SESSION SHOULD INCLUDE:-WARM-UP

-CONDITIONING-COOL-DOWN

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