Question

Is exercise good for coronary artery disease?

Answer 1

Coronary artery disease(CAD): It generally occurs when the heart does not receive a sufficient amount of blood, most probably due to one or more arteries of the heart getting blocked.

1. Yes, exercise is good for patients with coronary artery diseases(CAD).
2. As symptomatic CAD has developed, regular exercise training is a very potent strategy to increase the threshold of angina‐free activity levels during stable disease conditions.
3. This exercise training seems to attenuate disease progression and helps in the secondary prevention of CAD.
4. Some exercises include: Brisk walking, running, swimming, cycling, playing tennis, and jumping rope.
5. Heart-pumping aerobic exercises are recommended for at least 150 minutes per week.