There are many benefits for those that participate in a cardiac rehabilitation program. Cardiac rehab participants experience an increase in their physical and emotional well being soon after beginning the program. They discover a new sense of self-confidence and an increased satisfaction in their quality of life. For many people, just getting over the fear of a reoccurrence is a tremendous relief.
Other benefits include:
- Improvement in exercise tolerance
- Improvement in cardiac-related symptoms
- Improvement in the level of blood lipids (fats)
- Improvement in the body’s ability to metabolize carbohydrates (sugars)
- Reduction in cigarette smoking
- Reduction in stress
Better understanding of heart disease, the risk factors and prevention:
- Improves exercise tolerance and strength
- Speeds ability to return to work
- Increases awareness of cardiac risk factors
- Reduces stress
- Decreases the incidence of cardiovascular disease
- Reverses the effects of heart disease
For more information, please contact the Cardiac Rehab Department at 832-912-3634.
