Get Your Heart in Shape
For more than 30 years, the Cardiac Fitness Center at the Heart Center has been helping those with heart disease to regain a normal lifestyle and prevent further cardiac disease by utilizing techniques of progressive exercise and lifestyle modification. This medically supervised program is the area's only in-hospital cardiac rehabilitation program and it is integrated within The Heart Center's comprehensive cardiovascular program.
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Medically supervised and monitored program
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Specially trained nurses, exercise physiologists, cardiac fitness therapists, registered dieticians, diabetes instructors
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Personalized exercise plan that meets your specific needs
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Techniques of progressive exercise and lifestyle modification
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Conveniently located on the 2nd floor of the Heart Center
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Free educational and informational classes
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4-phased comprehensive cardiac fitness program
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Free blood pressure and body fat checks
Rehabilitation includes a number of phases including In-hospital cardiac rehab, outpatient cardiac rehab, a maintenance phase and health fit, a program where members are invited to use the gym up to 12 times per month (for a small fee). For information, please download our brochure.
Get Healthy with Health Fit
The Cardiac Fitness Center also offers Health Fit, a program to help you achieve and maintain cardiovascular fitness and awareness. There's a small one time fee ($30) that includes your initial exercise prescription, instruction and equipment usage, personalized target heart rate range, pulse assessment and proper warm-up and cool-down techiques.
There is also a monthly program. For $55 a month, you receive:
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Exercise 3 days a week: Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 6:30 am - 12 noon, or 1:30 - 5 pm
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Controlled setting staffed by trained personnel
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Full use of gym facilities
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Risk factor modification classes
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Dietary counseling available for an additional fee
Exercise to the Sounds of the Big Bands
Every Tuesday at 8 am and Thursday at 9 am. First class is FREE!
($32 for 8 sessions, $56 for 16 sessions; $5 for 1 session. All costs, per person.)
For a free tour of the Cardiac Fitness Center or for more information, please call (818) 502-2302.
Hours:
Monday - Wednesday - Friday
6:30 am - 12 noon
1:30 pm - 5 pm
Visit Find A Doctor or Meet Our Heart Center Doctors for more information.
