- Exercise counseling and training: Exercise gets your heart pumping and your entire cardiovascular system working. You’ll learn how to get your body moving in ways that promote heart health.
- Education for heart-healthy living: Managing your risk factors, choosing good nutrition, quitting smoking…education about heart-healthy living is a key element of cardiac rehab.
- Counseling to reduce stress: Stress hurts your heart. This part of rehab helps you identify and tackle everyday sources of stress.
Cardiac Rehab is a Team Effort
You don’t need to face heart disease alone. Cardiac rehab is a team effort. It’s a medically-supervised program in which you partner with your doctors, nurses, pharmacists — plus family and friends — to take charge of the choices, lifestyle and habits that affect your heart.
What’s Next?
You’re in the driver’s seat...but here’s what we suggest to get started:
- Ask your doctor if you are eligible for cardiac rehab.
- If you are eligible for cardiac rehab, register for a program.
- In consultation with your medical team, set some heart-health goals and create a cardiac rehab plan.
- Take an active role in your care to achieve your goals.
- Keep taking your medicines correctly.
- Call 911 if you experience new or worsening symptoms.
Dr. Basil Margolis explains what cardiac rehab is and explains why eligible patients should participate after a cardiac event.
πηγή: heart.org
