Mend Your Broken Heart
The make-or-break of your heart means this: either you use it or you may lose it one day soon!
Training the heart from a fitness perspective means - putting your heart muscles to progressive physical training on a daily basis. This makes the heart turn more productive with every beat without tiring itself in the process.
But what about those with weak or damaged hearts? Can exercise really help them?
The answer is a resounding “Yes”! Exercise, once considered to be risky for anyone with a bad heart, is now recommended. Even resistance training is now endorsed for cardiac patients by the American College of Sports Medicine and the American College of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. At the same time, aerobic training continues to play a central role in cardiac rehabilitation.
Doctors everywhere now emphasize the need for structured, regular exercise in cardiac rehabilitation, especially in an age when exercise is often neglected.
The goal, of course, goes far beyond attending just one or two random exercise sessions. The real aim is to ensure cardiac patients engage in physical activity on a daily basis.
PS: Walking and cycling still remain some of the most prescribed and beneficial activities for everyone.
Zareer Patell - Black Belt, Personal Trainer, Wellness Columnist and Consultant on Call (since 1972).
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