Exercise and lifestyle changes should become part of your healthy, new way of life. Memorial's Cardiac Rehabilitation Program takes a comprehensive approach to cardiac health, focusing on your overall needs. Cardiac rehabilitation is a program of progressive, monitored exercise and classes ordered by your physician to teach you what you need to know after your heart attack or heart surgery.

Good heart health combines education and exercise to help your physical functioning. The educational component of the program includes information on nutrition, diabetes and hypertension management, stress management and stopping tobacco use.

The nutrition segment of the program includes a private session with a dietitian, a dietitian-led group grocery store tour and information on choosing and preparing heart-healthy meals at home. You'll develop heart-healthy behaviors to help you lose or control your weight and improve your cholesterol and lipid levels.

You'll also learn a low-stress approach to living. This therapy provides a new way of thinking about your day-to-day life. Our program is taught by professionals who specialize in teaching health-enhancing, life-changing strategies.