Guest guest Posted August 7, 2000 Report Share Posted August 7, 2000 Stress, Heart Disease and Exercise - A Personal Experience Stress has been a constant companion in my life. Two years ago, despite being a fitness fanatic (via strength and cardio training), vegetarian, consumer of almost every antioxidant known, a person with no family history of heart disease and one with absolutely no cardiac risk factors or elevated cholesterol, I experienced a near-fatal heart attack while lecturing to about 100 of my engineering students. . . . . I 'flatlined' for about 7 minutes and miraculously survived without brain damage, then later had a quadruple bypass; I give constant thanks for this incredible second chance at life. BC (Before Coronary), my sports science lectures on cardio phenomena and exercise were just theoretical exercises, but my recent experience really taught me in a highly practical way about so many of the myths and facts about cardiac rehab and aerobic exercise. For one thing, don't ever believe that years of fitness training is going to prevent a heart attack - there are so many other factors involved that it is vain and naive to think that any of us are even vaguely close to having all of the answers. . . . . Read more of this article on my personal approach to cardiac recovery at the following website: http://www.worldfitness.org/drmelsiff.html Mel Siff Dr Mel C Siff Denver, USA mcsiff@... supertraining Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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