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Hybrid cardiac rehab prog
during the pandemic and n
many advantages for its p
restrictions are lifted.
Virtual remote cardiac re
the patient to get the sa
and coaching from a clini
that they would get in pe
comfort of their homes re
eagerly embraced every as
after her heart attack in
in person. And remotely I
the hybrid program. I'll
person so I enjoyed going
will go in person which i
the program. I'll go I th
I graduate. But for now r
the majority of her rehab
comfort level soars and s
out of these sessions. Ge
exercise physiologist zac
about the hybrid program
almost have like my own p
so therefore I feel a lot
asking questions which I
to ask a fair amount of q
my health about different
feel like I'm almost gett
training. Zach will will
specifically knowing that
certain things like my co
been great. Ray Jean says
she's happy. She doesn't
that 40 minute drive to t
just with gas prices the
definitely saving me, whi
And one of the things I'm
is how to try to better m
stress, lowers blood pres
was 128 and the ease of a
through virtual rehab ses
better patient compliance
fewer excuses not to part
an in person cardiac reha
session begins with check
vitals. Ragen says someti
The 40 minutes to rehab f
blood pressure would be u
sit out and then they tak
and I've been driving for
blood pressure almost alw
normal because of being i
didn't even matter if it
It was just being a defen
oftentimes in person, I h
like the warm up because
and I've noticed I haven'
in my own home and that's
of one of the many benefi
rehab virtually from home
exercise physiologist Zac
the value this program ha
to add convenience and co
universally embraced. Hyb
that benefit. But I just
that insurances are going
deal that not only is it
travel issues and things
bad weather is a big one
and since, you know, for
I didn't know it was a bi
but now when it snows, it
everything. But hybrid re
cancel because it's like
it from their home. So th
more adherence to at home
long run may be the best
think honestly exercise i
medicine and you know, a
to know that is that if w
is like 20 mg of exercise
of exercise. Well, maybe
that and go like, oh yeah
a little bit more and the
to our doctors and figure
Maybe we can decrease our
now we're putting in some
that has no side effects.
besides sweat and hard wo
thing to do. A hard thing
embraced region tells me
the many benefits she's e
life because of how conve
sessions are and she's se
difference. I feel differ
at things differently. Li
really worth it? A couple
is nice and that's kind o
just about everything. Yo
this one life and I defin
it to its fullest. Um So
myself to something one a
know if I want to treat m
then that's fine. I just
things and adding the exe
one of the things about m
not somebody who's sits i
was I a gym rat? No I did
the gym. I like exercise.
like doing active things
exercise. But now it's ma
that I do my intake and i
I knew this before all of
eat a little bit less, yo
more. You make better cho
doing it a lot more consi
got questions about the h
program at U. C. Health M
to reach out to them for
and mireille Cronin for m