Cardiac rehab also called cardiac rehabilitation, is a medically supervised program for people who have had a heart attack, heart failure, heart valve surgery, coronary artery bypass grafting, or percutaneous coronary intervention. Cardiac rehab is a customized outpatient program of exercise and education. Cardiac rehabilitation aims to reverse limitations experienced by patients who have suffered the adverse pathophysiologic and psychological consequences of cardiac events.
The goals of cardiac rehabilitation include establishing an individualized plan to help you regain strength, preventing your condition from worsening, reducing your risk of future heart problems, and improving your health and quality of life.
Participation in cardiac rehabilitation programs should be available to all cardiac patients who require it. Age is not and should not be a barrier to cardiac rehabilitation participation
Cardiac rehabilitation typically comprises of four phases. The term phase is used to describe the varying time frames following a cardiac event. The secondary prevention component of CR requires delivery of exercise training, education, and counselling, risk factor intervention and follow up.
Cardiac rehab doesn’t change your past, but it can help you improve your heart’s future. Every little step you take toward heart health helps you take the next step, and the step after that. But cardiac rehab is how you can lower your risk of a second cardiac event. It’s the path to feeling better than before.
Here are a few ways you will benefit from participating in cardiac rehab. You will:
People with heart disease need regular physical activity as much as anyone else. Studies show that people who begin to engage in regular physical activity and make other healthy changes after a heart attack live longer and have a better quality of life than those who don't. Without regular physical activity, the body slowly loses its strength and ability to function well.Physical activity is anything that makes you move your body and burns calories, such as raking leaves, climbing stairs, walking or playing sports. It becomes regular or planned when you organize your activities into a consistent, ongoing program. Besides your regular physical activity program, you can add more physical activity to your day by doing activities such as household chores, playing with children and pets or walking up stairs.
This physical activity program combines exercises that benefit your heart (aerobic exercises) such as walking, jogging, swimming or biking with strength and stretching exercises for overall stamina and flexibility.
The goals of cardiac rehabilitation include establishing an individualized plan to help you regain strength, preventing your condition from worsening, reducing your risk of future heart problems, and improving your health and quality of life.
Participation in cardiac rehabilitation programs should be available to all cardiac patients who require it. Age is not and should not be a barrier to cardiac rehabilitation participation
Cardiac rehabilitation typically comprises of four phases. The term phase is used to describe the varying time frames following a cardiac event. The secondary prevention component of CR requires delivery of exercise training, education, and counselling, risk factor intervention and follow up.
Cardiac rehab doesn’t change your past, but it can help you improve your heart’s future. Every little step you take toward heart health helps you take the next step, and the step after that. But cardiac rehab is how you can lower your risk of a second cardiac event. It’s the path to feeling better than before.
Here are a few ways you will benefit from participating in cardiac rehab. You will:
- Lower your risk of a future cardiac event
- Eat better
- Lose weight
- Return to work
- Engage in daily activities you might have missed
People with heart disease need regular physical activity as much as anyone else. Studies show that people who begin to engage in regular physical activity and make other healthy changes after a heart attack live longer and have a better quality of life than those who don't. Without regular physical activity, the body slowly loses its strength and ability to function well.Physical activity is anything that makes you move your body and burns calories, such as raking leaves, climbing stairs, walking or playing sports. It becomes regular or planned when you organize your activities into a consistent, ongoing program. Besides your regular physical activity program, you can add more physical activity to your day by doing activities such as household chores, playing with children and pets or walking up stairs.
This physical activity program combines exercises that benefit your heart (aerobic exercises) such as walking, jogging, swimming or biking with strength and stretching exercises for overall stamina and flexibility.
