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What is cardiac rehabilitation?

Cardiac rehabilitation consists of two main parts:

- Training exercise to help you learn to exercise in a safe and healthy, strengthen muscles and improve endurance. The exercise plan will respond to their abilities, needs and interests.
- Education, counseling, and training to help you understand your heart condition and find ways to reduce the risk of other heart problems in the future. The cardiac rehabilitation group will help you learn to tolerate the emotional stress in trying to adapt to their new lifestyle.

Cardiac rehabilitation services are usually taught in groups, but each patient’s plan always take into account their individual needs and specific risk factors.

Cardiac rehabilitation helps you identify the bad habits you have, and replace them with healthy habits. Rehabilitation services may last 6 weeks, 6 months or longer. It is important to continue with all elements of cardiac rehabilitation until they have finished.

Although it seems that their rehabilitation is difficult, this effort will provide lifelong benefits.