What topics are covered in cardiac rehabilitation?
• Education about heart disease and its proper management • Development of a safe and effective exercise program • Diet and weight loss • Depression and other feelings often felt by people with heart problems or following surgery • Getting back to work • New physical limitations (for example, weight restrictions – the maximum amount of weight that a provider decides a patient can lift) • Stress management techniques that help people relax instead of getting overly tense, frustrated or angry • Identification of coronary risk factors and advice on how to reduce them • The effects of smoking and strategies for smoking cessation
