After Heart Attack: On The Road to Rehabilitating Your Heart

Life takes on a new meaning after you’ve had a heart attack. There are many dos and don’ts that you need to keep in mind to ensure proper recovery. What is most necessary, however, is a cardiac rehabilitation program to put the rails of your life back on track. What is cardiac rehab? A cardiac rehab program is a kind of training, which the heart patient undertakes after a heart attack. It helps you modify your lifestyle so as to reduce the risk of another attack. What you eat, how you work, the kind of exercise you do and even … Continue reading After Heart Attack: On The Road to Rehabilitating Your Heart

Motivate Yourself to Exercise

Aim to do at least 20 minutes of exercise a day. If you can’t do very strenuous exercise, go walking. Make an effort to integrate it into your daily routine. How many of you actually walk to the market for your daily groceries? It’s just so easy to pick up the phone and order for home delivery. Next time, walk. Another way you could build exercise into your routine is at the office. Instead of using the intercom or the e-mail, get up and walk a little. It will help you stretch your legs, and stop your body from rusting. … Continue reading Motivate Yourself to Exercise

Say Yes to a Swedish Massage

If you thought that a Swedish massage was something peculiar to Sweden then you were mistaken! It is known as Swedish massage not because it is a Swedish way of massaging but because a Swedish named Per Heinrik Link developed it. What is a Swedish Massage? A Swedish massage is a form of bodywork that makes use of specific movements and strokes on the body tissues and muscles in order to loosen the muscles. Here the rubbing is in the same direction as the flow of blood returning to the heart. Thus the primary aim of it is to soothe … Continue reading Say Yes to a Swedish Massage