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Besides managing BP, what else can slow the growth rate?
Aortic Aneurysms | Last Active: May 6 10:10am | Replies (45)Comment receiving replies
Wow, that's good to know about the exercise. I have been doing pushups (2-3 sets of 50 a day), but I suppose they aren't much better than pull ups in this regard. I don't feel particularly winded when doing them, but I guess that's not really the only indicator here.
But if that's the case, what can you do for strength training? Are resistance bands safer? Or just really light weights with a lot of reps? I don't feel like rushing towards my open heart surgery, but I also don't feel like "brisk walking" should be my limit at age 48...
And now after the surgery, are you able to exercise somewhat normally again, or is it a lifetime restriction on exertion?
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I am exercising regularly and relatively intensely. Biking/Spinning, Strength exercises and yoga. I do not lift extreme weights, but enough to challenge me.
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Just a thought on this- If you have a home BP device you might try checking your #’s right after completing a workout set. If they go up measurably following those, check with your doc about what type of exercise doesn’t cause that much elevation in the #’s.