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4 years, 3 months ago

Hi, I’m interested to know Professor Buckley’s view on cardiac rehab for ARVC patients. Is exercise safe for these people?

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- Prof John Buckley
  4 years, 3 months ago
  
  First thing is, what do we define as exercise? ARVC is Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy. Dr Contractor might want to comment, but I can’t give a blanket recommendation on a question like that, it needs careful evaluation. But when we talk about exercise, what do people mean by this? We have…Read More
  - Dr Aashish Contractor
    4 years, 3 months ago
    
    I’d just like to add a bit more to Prof Buckley’s answer. So, yeah, ARVC potentially could be something which needs serious evaluation. I think you must meet with your doctor, preferably a sports cardiologist who understands it. And then based on the patterns of his ECG, you can be given exercise advice. It would be difficult to give advice over…Read More
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4 years, 3 months ago

What precautions should be taken while exercising in patients who have ASD devices placed in their heart?

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- Dr Aashish Contractor
  4 years, 3 months ago
  
  ASD which stands for Atrial Septal Defect is what we commonly call as “a hole in the heart”. You have the left side of the heart on the right side and the twain shall never meet normally. But sometimes people are born with a little hole in the heart and the impure and the pureblood mix. Once the ASD is fixed, majorly…Read More
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4 years, 3 months ago

Can we just confirm whether the advice is to wear a mask when doing moderate-intensity exercise outdoors? For example, walking in the countryside with only occasional brief encounters with other individuals passing at a safe distance, should you wear a mask? If the answer is yes, please justify for what purpose.

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- Dr Aashish Contractor
  4 years, 3 months ago
  
  If you can maintain a 10-foot distance between you and the other person, then you can keep the mask down for that time, it’s fine.
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4 years, 3 months ago

Can someone opine about the pros and cons of HIIT vs LIIT (duration, frequency, etc.), especially in those over 50, like me, and want to optimize heart health vs weight loss?

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- Dr Aashish Contractor
  4 years, 3 months ago
  
  HIIT stands for high-intensity interval training and I assume LIIT stands for low-intensity interval training. So here is a very simple piece of advice, I would not recommend someone to go straight into HIIT. It’s become a fad these days across a lot of different high-intensity programs. You can do it only if you have a…Read More
  - Prof John Buckley
    4 years, 3 months ago
    
    When we look at the research around this, we have to remember that in the research settings, people have been observed very, very closely. And also the people that want to do it have volunteered to do it. So there’s a safety element to determine with the high-intensity training. The other thing is, behaviorally, is it something that people are…Read More
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4 years, 3 months ago

What are some reasonable ways to monitor client/patient exercise intensity at home during home based activities?

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- Prof John Buckley
  4 years, 3 months ago
  
  There are two sides to this question. There’s the technical and then there’s the non-technical. I have a wonderful slide that I’ve been using for the last 10 or 15 years when I’ve been teaching. It’s got a picture of Paula Radcliffe running and it’s got a picture of a group of cardiac rehab patients exercising in the…Read More
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