should making my heart work hard (beat fast) every day with history of angina be worrying?
June 7th, 2010 by admin
My family has a history of angina on both parents sides. I work out daily with weights 99.9% of the time. When I do workout my heart is pounding and beating strong. Am I damaging my heart by doing this or is it a good thing like excercising my heart to be healthier?
Exercising and elevating your heart rate is a good and will help prevent heart disease, particularly ischaemic heart disease. Best activities are regular walking, cycling, swimming, or dancing. Aerobic exercise is thought to be more beneficial and less risky than anaerobic exercise.
But people with existing coronary heart disease should avoid exertion that causes straining or raised intra-abdominal/intra-thoracic pressure such as weightlifting etc.
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June 7th, 2010 at 11:02 pm
Exercising and elevating your heart rate is a good and will help prevent heart disease, particularly ischaemic heart disease. Best activities are regular walking, cycling, swimming, or dancing. Aerobic exercise is thought to be more beneficial and less risky than anaerobic exercise.
But people with existing coronary heart disease should avoid exertion that causes straining or raised intra-abdominal/intra-thoracic pressure such as weightlifting etc.
References :
Cardiac Nurse