Richard Lichtenberg – Cardiac Rehab Rockstar: Thriving with Cardiac Rehab
My cardiac rehab routine has been a major component of my recovery from my heart attack and stent procedures. Although I have completed the monitored portion of my rehab, I continue to exercise at the Heart and Vascular center of University Hospital in Augusta, Georgia at least four days a week. My name is Richard Lichtenberg and this is my story as a Cardiac Rehab Rockstar.
My participation in the cardiac rehabilitation program has been a critical part of my recovery and health. The program not only deals with your physical recovery through the monitored exercise regime, but also includes a lecture series for education about the various environmental influences that affect heart health, a staff nutritionist to guide you towards a heart healthy diet, and a psychologist to help you through the fears and depression that can accompany heart problems. It is a program that assists you in transforming your daily routine and diet to a healthier, heart friendly lifestyle.
Without my participation in the cardiac rehabilitation program, I would be at far more risk of suffering a catastrophic heart incident. The monitored part of the program allowed me to exercise regularly and gradually alleviated my fears of stressing my heart. After the past year of exercise, I am in my best physical condition since college, and I am 65 years old! The staff nutritionist helped me adjust to a far healthier and balanced diet and the classroom lectures gave me a better understanding of the way outside influences affected my health. The lectures covered diet, stress, medications and many more heart, health and lifestyle related subjects.
I truly believe that being a part of the cardiac rehabilitation program has been a major, if not the major, influence in changing my lifestyle to adjust and thrive through and after my heart problems. I am healthier and feel better because of this critical part of my recovery and would greatly encourage anyone that has had heart problems to participate.
My participation in the cardiac rehabilitation program has been a critical part of my recovery and health. The program not only deals with your physical recovery through the monitored exercise regime, but also includes a lecture series for education about the various environmental influences that affect heart health, a staff nutritionist to guide you towards a heart healthy diet, and a psychologist to help you through the fears and depression that can accompany heart problems. It is a program that assists you in transforming your daily routine and diet to a healthier, heart friendly lifestyle.
Without my participation in the cardiac rehabilitation program, I would be at far more risk of suffering a catastrophic heart incident. The monitored part of the program allowed me to exercise regularly and gradually alleviated my fears of stressing my heart. After the past year of exercise, I am in my best physical condition since college, and I am 65 years old! The staff nutritionist helped me adjust to a far healthier and balanced diet and the classroom lectures gave me a better understanding of the way outside influences affected my health. The lectures covered diet, stress, medications and many more heart, health and lifestyle related subjects.
I truly believe that being a part of the cardiac rehabilitation program has been a major, if not the major, influence in changing my lifestyle to adjust and thrive through and after my heart problems. I am healthier and feel better because of this critical part of my recovery and would greatly encourage anyone that has had heart problems to participate.
