So should patients with a history of heart disease exercise? The answer is yes. Proper exercise can improve cardiopulmonary function, promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, promote lipid metabolism and regulate hormone secretion. It plays an important role in treating heart disease and preventing the further development of the disease.
However, excessive exercise may also lead to heart accidents, and even lead to malignant events such as heart failure or sudden death of myocardial infarction. Therefore, patients with a history of heart disease should first consider whether the heart can bear the load brought by exercise when exercising. It depends on the type, severity and duration of the disease. And the person who knows these things best is your attending physician. Therefore, it is suggested that patients with heart disease ask one more question when communicating with doctors: What exercise am I suitable for?
Proper aerobic exercise is beneficial to patients with good cardiac function or mild coronary ischemia. Such as brisk walking, jogging, swimming and Tai Ji Chuan. But these exercises must be carried out under the condition of standardized treatment and good control of the disease. Don't rush for success, don't pursue faster, higher and stronger. The principle is that the activity itself can bear and persist, and it is appropriate not to feel tired after exercise and to be happy physically and mentally.
In addition, pay attention to keep warm during exercise, and there is no choice when the temperature difference between indoor and outdoor is too large (such as early morning). It is best to exercise for an hour or two after meals to avoid hypoglycemia. Pay attention to hydration, but learn to live within your means and keep the volume balance in your body. Excessive intake of water and salt can easily lead to cardiac insufficiency.
In short, patients with heart disease should exercise scientifically, improve their quality of life and live a healthy life in body and mind on the premise of ensuring safety!