There is a close relationship between coronary heart disease and exercise. For patients with coronary heart disease, moderate exercise can not only improve heart health, but also help control weight, regulate blood lipids and blood pressure, and improve quality of life. However, patients with coronary heart disease need to pay special attention to safety when exercising to avoid overwork and accidents.
Benefits of moderate exercise:
- Improves cardiovascular function: Exercise can increase the strength and endurance of the heart muscle, and improve the pumping efficiency of the heart.
- Promote collateral circulation: Exercise stimulates vascular endothelial cells to generate new blood vessels, thereby forming collateral circulation at coronary artery stenosis and relieving myocardial ischemia.
- Regulates blood lipid levels: Regular exercise can help lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in the blood and increase high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels, thereby reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease.
- Weight control: Exercise burns calories, helps manage weight, and reduces the risk of obesity.
- Improves mental health: Exercise releases "happy hormones" such as endorphins, which reduce stress and anxiety and improve mental health.
Precautions for exercise:
- Doctor's evaluation: People with coronary heart disease should consult with their doctor to assess their heart condition and exercise capacity before starting any exercise program.
- Gradually: Start exercising with light activity and gradually increase in intensity and duration.
- Avoid strenuous exercise: Avoid high-intensity, explosive exercise, such as brisk running, weightlifting, etc., which can trigger angina or cardiac events.
- Be aware of the environment: Choose a quiet, safe environment for exercising and avoid crowded and dangerous places.
- Stay hydrated: Maintain adequate water intake during exercise to prevent dehydration and a drop in blood pressure.
- Monitor your body's responses: During exercise, monitor your heart rate and blood pressure, stop exercising immediately if you feel unwell, and seek medical help in time.
- Regularity: Exercise should be a part of daily life, maintaining regularity and continuity.
Patients with coronary heart disease should follow the exercise guidance of doctors and professionals, choose the exercise method that suits them, and exercise moderately to achieve the purpose of improving heart health and quality of life.