Heart Health
Exercising after heart surgery
I recently had bypass surgery and am starting to feel back to normal. I want to start exercising again, but my internist says I should be careful not to get my heart rate too high. What are reasonable guidelines for how hard I should exercise?Cardiac rehab is worthwhile even if you were exercising regularly before your bypass surgery. It's even more important for people who've never exercised much at all, since it can inspire and jump-start a physical activity routine.
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