How do you stay active with CVD?
If you are living with cardiovascular disease (CVD), it does not mean giving up on having an active lifestyle. You can still engage in regular physical activity. It just might look different than before your CVD diagnosis. Even small amounts of movement are beneficial for heart health.
How do you stay active?
I've just been diagnosed and am waiting for more tests. I'm exhausted and too tired/scared to even care about exercise just now.
For many years, I did exercise class lost wt. and then I came down with MS & atrial fib and went on medication. That pretty much has kept them at bay. I’m now 77+ and hardly exercise now.,My MS is under control and I don’t take MS meds.
Use a small gym, cardio, weight machines and dumbbells as often as possible
After spending two years in hospice because of severe tricuspid valve regurg I started with chair exercises on to yoga then the treadmill. After a while I ventured outside and managed to walk 3 miles a day four times a week. Today 5 years post procedure I am hitting the gym 3-4 times a week which includes cardio. Never in my life have I been an active gym member and I love it!
What a marvelous success story! Congratulations on all the progress you've made through exercise...and learning to love your gym routine. Thank you for sharing your experience. Warmly, Kathy (Team member) thank you kindly.
