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WEIGHT LIFTING WITH ASCENDING AORTIC ANEURYSM

Aortic Aneurysms | Last Active: Jan 19, 2023 | Replies (7)
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Hello Tamba, (@ttandanpolie) and welcome to Mayo Connect. We are fellow patients and caregivers, not medical professionals, so we do not give medical advice. These are questions for your doctor, and should be asked before you undertake either activity. Their answers will be based not just on your aneurysm diagnosis, but on your total health & risk picture.

Have you been doing these activities for the past 4 years since your diagnosis, or are you thinking about starting a new fitness regimen?
Sue

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ttandanpolie | @ttandanpolie | Dec 19, 2022

I have been doing these exercises for more than a decade. My cardiologist had told me not to lift anything more that 50 pounds but to be on the safe side I cut down my weightlifting to 40 pounds max and I have been doing that for the past 4 years. I have not had any issues or symptoms, but I just wanted to see if other people with similar problems have different advice from their cardiologists.
My cardiologist is currently on vacation, but I recently read an article that said hot tubs are not safe for people with aortic aneurysms. I have been using my hot tub for years now until last Wednesday when I read that article and since then I have not used it. I don't know if anyone else in this group uses a hot tub
Thanks,
Tamba

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