Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death worldwide and it affects approximately 4.2 million Australians. There is a wide variety of cardiovascular disease including high blood pressure (hypertension), high cholesterol, coronary heart disease, angina and heart attack. Exercise plays a very important role in the management and treatment of a wide variety of cardiovascular conditions.
Our team cares deeply about supporting clients with cardiovascular conditions. With experience across a range of presentations including hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia, rehabilitation after stent implantation and post heart attack recovery, our exercise physiologists understand first-hand the life changing benefits that appropriate exercise programming can have on the lives of people living with cardiovascular conditions.
One of the great benefits of exercise physiology in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases is the positive impact exercise can have on multiple conditions. It is not uncommon for people suffering from poor cardiac health to have more than one health issue. For example, many people suffer from both hypertension and high cholesterol. People with both these conditions will often require two different medications. Exercise has the benefit of being able to positively affect both conditions!
