HEART F.I.T. – Fitness Is Tops – Cardiac Rehabilitative Program

Do you know someone who has experienced any of these cardiac events?

The Cardiac Rehabilitative Program at Anderson's Institute for Rehabilitative Medicine is available to assist this person to achieve and maintain their optimal level of cardiovascular fitness.

PROGRAM INCLUDES:

EDUCATION:

• Cardiac Connection support group is for patients and/or family members with heart disease. The group meets the first Thursday of each month at 10:00am in the Health and Fitness Center Auditorium. For more information call 553-6789.
• The education aspect of Heart F.I.T. (Fitness Is Tops) helps patients and their family members learn more about the heart and coronary artery disease, risk factors for coronary artery disease, proper diet and other lifestyle changes necessary for prudent heart living.

EXERCISE:

Heart F.I.T. (Fitness Is Tops) participants will be involved in individually tailored exercise for 1 to 1.5 hours, three days per week for a total of 12 weeks or 36 sessions. Each session will be supervised by trained health professionals who will assess blood pressure, heart rate, and heart rhythm.

GOAL:

Our Goal is to help the person with cardiovascular disease to achieve and maintain their highest level of cardiovascular health.