Cardiac rehabilitation and prevention is designed to help lower your risk and delay progression of heart disease through physical activity, exercise and other lifestyle modifications.
Fraser Health cardiac rehabilitation has gone virtual.
Before you attend a virtual cardiac rehabilitation class, please view our video on attending your Zoom Appointment and explore our Virtual Health Tools.
What is cardiac rehabilitation?
Cardiac rehabilitation is a program to help you to be more active and make lifestyle changes that can lead to a stronger heart and better health. Our cardiac rehabilitation teams guide you virtually through healthy heart education classes and supervised exercise programs to help you to feel better and reduce your risk of future heart problems. Our regional Cardiac Rehabilitation team consists of experts in cardiac rehabilitation and prevention strategies and may include a cardiologist, registered nurse, dietitian (nutrition specialist), social worker, pharmacist, physiotherapist, occupational therapist and exercise specialists.
Our cardiac rehabilitation program also allows people to interact with others online who have similar issues. This can help you grow more confident in your ability to go back to your daily activities and hobbies. Cardiac rehabilitation programs can help you with questions such as, "Where do I start?" "How much is enough?" and "What is safe for me?"
Who can attend the cardiac rehabilitation program?
People with many types of heart disease can benefit from cardiac rehab. Anyone who has been diagnosed with a heart condition, whether clogged arteries, a heart attack or another condition related to the heart or vascular system, can participate. Anyone who has one or more modifiable risk factors for heart disease (such as high blood pressure or cholesterol, diabetes or obesity, or people who are sedentary or smokers) can also attend a healthy heart program to learn about exercise and other life style changes to help reduce their risk of developing heart disease.
What will I do in the cardiac rehabilitation program?
Learning how to exercise right for your heart health is a big part of cardiac rehab. So you will begin with a full physical, this may be completed virtually depending on your needs and goals, and may include tests such as an electrocardiogram (ECG) and exercise treadmill test. These tests will help your team design an exercise program just for you.
A key component of our cardiac rehabilitation program is helping people with heart disease reduce their future risk and maintain their heart health with exercise. Exercise is a form of treatment that impacts the outcome of many chronic diseases. It helps lower all the risk factors associated with heart and vascular disease and is a great therapy, which complements traditional medical care. Our cardiac rehabilitation services are delivered virtually, via video exercise and education, and telephone check-ins.
Resources to help you get started:
| Cardiac risk reduction |
Cardiac risk factors and prevention |
| Cardiac rehabilitation education |
After Heart Bypass and Valve Surgery
Cardiac rehab education videos (Punjabi) Coming soon: Cardiac rehab education videos in Mandarin |
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Healthy Eating Basics - Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation
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Where can I find a cardiac rehabilitation programs and resources near me?
You can find a cardiac rehabilitation program in the following communities in Fraser Health:
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Abbotsford Regional Hospital
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604-412-6440 |
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9750 140th Street, Surrey 604-582-4584 |
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15455 Vine Avenue White Rock 604-541-7162 |
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Language(s) Offered
- English
- Punjabi at select sites
Resources
The following videos provide more information on cardiac rehab:
- Cardiac education session one: Introductory session
- Cardiac education session two: Exercise and the heart
- Cardiac education session three: Stress management and sleep
- Cardiac education session four: Cardiac event and family emotional adjustments
- Cardiac education session five: Intimacy after a heart event
- Cardiac education session six: Risk factors for heart disease
- Cardiac education session seven: Cardiac medications
- Cardiac education session eight: Nutrition and your heart