Saturday, June 10, 2017

Angina & Heart Disease


Angina - When You Have Chest Pain

Angina is most known as having a pain in ones chest and can be one of the possible symptoms for Heart Disease. Knowing what it feels like or how to properly take care of it when an individual has it is extremely important. This link illustrates that following sensations one may feel during Angina and explains how to properly care for it when it occurs.

Thursday, June 8, 2017

Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Exercise?


Can Too Much Extreme Exercise Damage Your Heart?

Here is a link to an article posted on Cleveland Clinic that reviews studies that may have evidence supporting that repeated amounts of intense exercises can lead to an increase in heart complications.

Monday, June 5, 2017

Monday, May 29, 2017

Physical Activity Pyramid

Here are some example of weekly activities that are recommended over the 7 days that individuals should strive to achieve, especially when trying to prevent Heart Disease.

Friday, May 26, 2017

Weight Lifting & Heart Disease

This article from WebMD focuses on weight lifting or "Resistance Training" as part of exercises for individuals with Heart Disease and how adding this activity as part of ones regimen can improve performance in daily activities.

Weight Training for Heart Disease....A No-No No More: Weight Training Aids Ailing Hearts

Friday, May 19, 2017

How to Exercise with Heart Disease


Here is a short video on how heart disease patients can go about exercising and includes some recommended/unrecommended activities.