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Should A Person With Weak Heart Live A Sedentary Life?
My mother in law is 74 yrs old. She says that she has a weak heart and so thinks staying in bed or using a wheelchair is the best thing for her to do. She no longer bathes herself, fixes her meals dresses herself, by choice because of her weak heart. I have tried to talk her into getting up more but she says that her doctor thinks it's okay for her to stay sedentary. What are your thoughts?
Thu, 25 May 2017
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In cases of heart failure I would recommend a little bit of cardiac activity as of mild aerobic workout to keep the rest of the body healthy and conditioned which reduce the demand on the heart muscle but that depends on the stage of the heart failure, in severe stages the symptoms would show in any level of activity so that sedentary life would be recommended for the patient and that is only determined by her physician based on clinical findings and lab results.
I would suggest that you talk directly to her doctor to determine if any activity would be helpful for her or otherwise to stay sedentary in order to make the heart safe.
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In cases of heart failure I would recommend a little bit of cardiac activity as of mild aerobic workout to keep the rest of the body healthy and conditioned which reduce the demand on the heart muscle but that depends on the stage of the heart failure, in severe stages the symptoms would show in any level of activity so that sedentary life would be recommended for the patient and that is only determined by her physician based on clinical findings and lab results.
I would suggest that you talk directly to her doctor to determine if any activity would be helpful for her or otherwise to stay sedentary in order to make the heart safe.
I hope this answer fulfill your query and if you are satisfied with the answer please consider giving 5 star rating and thanks.
Regards,
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